JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday at the Kremlin for discussions Moscow hopes to provide a diplomatic push at an important moment in the war with Ukraine.
Reported by Reuters, Putin and Xi walked closer along the red carpet from opposite ends in one of the most luxurious Kremlin halls and shook hands in front of the camera, then stood firmly to hear the national anthem of China and Russia.
Xi is the most powerful of a series of foreign leaders visiting Moscow this week to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on Thursday, May 8.
The celebration took place at an important moment in the war with Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv were under US pressure to reach a peace agreement.
Xi Jinping, whose country is locked in a tariff war with the United States, is expected to sign a number of agreements to deepen the "infinite" strategic partnership signed by the two countries in 2022, less than three weeks before Putin sends his troops to Ukraine.
China is Russia's largest trading partner and has provided Moscow with an economic rescue path that has helped it overcome Western sanctions.
China buys more Russian oil and gas than any other country.
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