Putin and Xi to talk by video hyperlink on Friday By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will communicate with Chinese language President Xi Jinping by way of video hyperlink on Friday to debate a number of bilateral and regional points.

“To begin with, they’ll speak about bilateral Russian-Chinese language relations,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters on Thursday.

“And, after all, it is going to be essential to alternate views on extra acute regional issues – these which might be nearer to us, Russia, and people which might be nearer to China,” Peskov added, with out offering particular particulars.

Moscow has sought to deepen its financial, political and safety ties with Beijing since sending its armed forces into Ukraine in February. The 2 nations signed a “no limits” strategic partnership a couple of days earlier than Russia launched the marketing campaign.

Beijing has additionally elevated its purchases of Russian oil and fuel since European nations minimize hyperlinks with Russia, whereas Moscow has publicly backed Xi’s place on Taiwan and accused the West of attempting to impress a battle over the standing of the self-governing island, which China claims as its personal.

However Xi has at instances appeared cool on Russia’s army marketing campaign in Ukraine; Putin in September publicly acknowledged that his Chinese language counterpart had “considerations” over Russia’s actions.