Xi and Putin exchange views “in detail” on the war in Ukraine

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May 17. () –

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has discussed “in great detail” the current situation of the war in Ukraine with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, during the Russian president’s official visit to China, which will end this Friday.

“Both have spoken face to face and in detail about this issue,” said Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov at a time when Russia has redoubled its offensive in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country, with a view to the capture of its strategic capital, the second most populated city in Ukraine.

Putin has chosen China as the destination of his first official trip after renewing his mandate in the elections last March, taking advantage of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between both countries.

China has maintained a delicate diplomatic balance over the war in Ukraine. Although the Chinese government has criticized what it considers to be territorial aggression, it has never stopped describing the entry of Russian troops as an “invasion” nor has it reconsidered its relationship with Moscow. Instead, he has offered himself on numerous occasions as a mediator to end the conflict and even presented initiatives on a peace plan.

The Russian president is this Friday in Harbin, in the extreme northeast of China, near the Russian border, to commemorate the Soviet soldiers who fought at the end of World War II in the state of Manchukuo, the entity created by the invaders. Japanese in the northeast of the country.