The statement of welcoming Vladimir Putin to Xi Jinping seems to be a careful barb that is intended for Ukraine and its allies, to make the visit of the Chinese President to Moscow more pungent.
“Together with our Chinese friends, we … counteract modern manifestations of neo-Nazism and militarism,” ” Kremlin leader said.
It is a thin hidden reference Russia war in Ukrainewhich is characterized by Moscow as an existential struggle against Modern Nazis.
China Insisting is neutral in war, but Kyiv denied it. Last month, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Defendant Beijing supplied gunpowder and powder to Russia directly.
Xi did not mention Ukraine, but he said that China and Russia must be “true steel friends” and will work together to fight “unilateralism and intimidation”.
Kyiv was angry that Xi was in Moscow in the first place, where Chinese troops would take part in a Friday military parade on the red field to mark the 80th warning of the Soviet Union over Germany Nazi.
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According to Kyiv, this is showing support for the current Russian conflict in the west trying to isolate Moscow.
Vladimir Putin’s comments on Chinese support seemed to be designed for further Ukraine needles, and to show that China – military or not – was on the Russian side.