They will raise many bilateral and regional issues.

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will hold a video conference on Friday, December 30. Bilateral and regional issues will be discussed.

As reported by the Reuters portal, Putin’s press secretary Dmytro Peskov said in a conversation with representatives of rosZMI: “First of all, they will talk about bilateral Russian-Chinese relations. And, of course, it will be very important to exchange views on more pressing regional problems – those that are closer to us , Russia, and those that are closer than China.”

Peskov did not report any specific details of the conversation. One of the topics of conversation will most likely be the development of the war in Ukraine.

Relations between Moscow and Beijing: the latest information

China continues to be one of Russia’s partners. The Kremlin’s ideological narratives about the war in Ukraine are supported in the Celestial Empire.

The Chinese ambassador to the European Union, Fu Cun, called both Ukraine and the Russian Federation friends of China. According to him, the war in our country has put the Celestial Empire “in a very difficult political situation”, worsening relations with Europe.

Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmytro Medvedev met with Xi Jinping on December 21. The latter offered to end the war in Ukraine by diplomatic means.

After that, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the PRC will deepen ties with Russia next year and emphasized his country’s impartial position regarding the war in Ukraine.

The ex-coordinator of the US State Department on sanctions, Daniel Fried, believes that Beijing will not support Moscow militarily. In the Middle Kingdom, they were shocked by how poorly the Russian troops performed in combat.