The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, for formal conversations on Thursday for the first time since President Donald Trump exacerbated the US trade war-China last month.
In a statement at the top of the meeting, XI promised to support his “anti-western power policy” and “intimidation on the international stage.”
“Eighty years ago, the peoples of China and Russia made tremendous sacrifices to ensure a great victory, contributing an indelible chapter to the cause of world peace and human progress,” Xi said, according to the post of southern China.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Exchange Dochange, a signature ceremony after his conversations at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2025. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP through Getty Images)
“Today, in the face of unilateral recoil flows and acts of power and harassment policy on the international stage, China will join Russia to destroy our special responsibilities as main countries and permanent members of the UN Security Council,” he added.
The couple with what is considered the day of victory in Europe, which marks the beginning of the end of World War II, when allied nations accepted the surrender of Nazi 8 of 1945, thought that Russia celebrates the anniversary one day later.
Japan did not give up until September 1945, they thought that XI and Putin convinced for a joint celebration that will take place in the Red Square of Moscow on Friday and will include a large contingent of Chinese troops. According to reports, 20 -nations leaders, including Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, will also be present.
While XI seemed to point directly to the US, which under Trump has slapped 145% of tariffs on all Chinese exports, Putin’s language was more attenuated when he said: “We are developing our ties in the interest of both peoples and we do not point again.”
Putin and XI first expanded their fair relationship ahead of the invasion of Ukraine of Russia in 2022, which resulted in the attempt of the West of isolating Moscow in retaliation for the mortal war.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping measure along with their delegations in Moscow on May 8, 2025. (Alexey Nikolskiy/Ria Novosti/Anadolu through Getty Images)
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Since then, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have deepened the ties in an alliance that has increasing de-la-la-la-la-de-la-liberal
Putin said the strengthened ties in their years of war were “one of the fundamental foundations of modern Russian-chin-chinese relationships.”
“Together with our Chinese friends, we are firmly keeping the historical truth, we protect the memory of the events of the war years and counteract the modern manifestations of neo -Nazism and militarism,” he added in reference to one of his discredited or Ukraine lungs.
According to the Russian media Tass, both XI and Putin promised to help play a role in the impulse of the Trump administration to form a new nuclear agreement with Iran.
While both were key players in the 2015 Complete Action Plan (JCPOA), which Trump left in 2018, it is not clear how they intend to participate in this round of negotiations provided by Oman.
The soldiers of the Liberation Army of the Chinese people march to the Red Square to rehearse for the Military Parade of Victory Day on May 3, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. (Tian Bing/China News Service/VCG through Getty Images)
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“The holidays are intended to play an active creative role in the settlement around the Iranian nuclear program, emphasizing that it will contribute to maintaining the international nuclear non -proliferation regime, peace and stability in the Middle East,” the reading said.
The White House did not promote Fox News Digital questions regarding any possible participation of China-Russia in the conversations.