Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed China’s readiness to play a constructive role in settling the Russian-Ukrainian crisis: “We are grateful to China for its balanced line on current events in Ukraine, for understanding their real background and causes. play a constructive role in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said in a press statement.
He stressed Moscow’s openness to a politico-diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, despite the lack of results in April last year.
Putin expressed confidence that friendship between Russia and China will develop over time, and the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping will also contribute to this.
The Chinese President will begin a three-day visit to Russia today. Last month, China released a 12-point document to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. Ukraine rejected the Beijing document, saying it would do nothing but freeze the status quo.
The Russian military operation in Ukraine is in its second year, with no signs of stopping in light of the large differences in the positions of the two sides of the conflict and the entry of other international parties into the line of crisis, whether to support Ukraine or strengthen Russia’s position.
