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Bloomberg
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Putin's Military Parade Masks Uncertain Legacy
Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven't yet, sign up here. Vladimir Putin is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in Moscow for 80th anniversary celebrations of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Asharq Al-Awsat
08-05-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Putin Greets China's Xi at Kremlin
Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks in the Kremlin that Moscow hopes will provide a diplomatic boost for the Russian leader at a key moment in the war with Ukraine. Putin and Xi approached each other along a red carpet from opposite ends of one of the Kremlin's most opulent halls and shook hands in front of the cameras, then stood to attention for the playing of the Chinese and Russian national anthems. Xi is the most powerful of more than two dozen foreign leaders who are visiting Moscow this week to mark Thursday's 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. The celebrations are taking place at a key moment in the war with Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv come under US pressure to reach a peace deal. Xi, whose country is locked in a tariff war with the United States, is expected to sign numerous agreements to deepen the "no limits" strategic partnership that the two countries signed in 2022, less than three weeks before Putin sent his army into Ukraine. China is Russia's biggest trading partner and has thrown Moscow an economic lifeline that has helped it navigate Western sanctions. China buys more Russian oil and gas than any other country.
South China Morning Post
07-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Xi Jinping's Russia visit balances symbolism and strategy as Europe watches
A visit to Russia this week by Chinese President Xi Jinping would add 'symbolic' weight to the camaraderie between the two neighbours, while subsequent developments could be more significant, according to European observers. Advertisement They also cautioned, however, that Beijing faced an unsustainable balancing act – strengthening ties with Moscow amid a prolonged war in Ukraine , while attempting to foster closer relations with Europe. Xi was set to arrive in Russia on Wednesday for a four-day state visit and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday. As arguably the most prominent foreign leader to join Putin as the 'main guest of honour', Xi will also attend the May 9 military parade in Red Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian service members rehearse for a military parade on Wednesday in central Moscow. Photo: Reuters A profound friendship forged in blood and lives during the second world war had become an 'eternal' source of the 'everlasting' China-Russia friendship , the Chinese leader wrote in a signed article published on Wednesday ahead of his trip.
