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Vladimir Putin arrives in China for state visit as Russian troops advance in Ukraine
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/china/putin-xi-meeting-china-intl-hnk/index.html
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The visit — Putin’s symbolic first overseas foray since entering a new term as Russia’s president last week – is the latest sign of the deepening relations as the two bind their countries closer in the face of heavy frictions with the West.
Putin landed in the Chinese capital hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday announced via his office that he would halt all upcoming international visits, as his troops defend against Russia’s advances in his country’s northeastern Kharkiv region.
He also praised China’s “approaches to resolving the crisis in Ukraine.” Beijing has never condemned Russia’s invasion, rather it claims neutrality in the conflict and has called for peace talks that take both sides’ positions into account.
Xi hosts Putin in Beijing as the Chinese leader comes under under mounting pressure from the US and Europe to ensure exports from China aren’t propping up Russia’s war effort.
White House officials in recent weeks have confronted China on what they believe is Beijing’s substantial support – in the form of goods like machine tools, drone and turbojet engines and microelectronics – for Russia’s defense industrial base.
Besides meeting with Xi in Beijing, Putin is also expected to visit Harbin, the capital of China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province bordering Russia’s Far East, where he will attend trade and cooperation forums.
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