PRESIDENT Xi Jinping and President Putin accused the United States of undermining global security.
Putin accused the west of rejecting China’s proposals to end the conflict and said he was open to talks on Ukraine and accused Kyiv of being unwilling to implement Beijing’s peace proposals.
And in a joint statement, both presidents took a jab at the west and called on the U.S. to stop undermining international and regional security and global strategic stability in order to secure its unilateral military advantage.
“The parties call on the United States to stop undermining international and regional security and global strategic stability in order to secure its unilateral military advantage,” joint statement of Russia and China.
Both leaders also expressed concern over NATO’s growing presence in Asia, saying that “the parties express great concern over the ongoing strengthening of NATO’s ties with the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region on military and security issues.”
Xi’s visit coincided with a surprise visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who visited the town of Bucha, a town where Russian forces were accused of committing atrocities during their occupation in the area last year.
Kishida is the last G7 leader to visit Ukraine amid increasing pressure to make the trip there as his country hosts the G7 Summit this May.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, on the other hand, lauded his talks with Kishida and confirmed that he would participate in the G7 Summit via video link.
“Our talks with Mr. Kishida were quite productive. But today, I also heard a very concrete willingness of Japan to work together with us to even more actively mobilize the world for international order, to protect against aggression, to protect against Russian terror. Thank you, Japan!” said Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine.
To recall, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said it had reached an agreement with Ukraine for a four-year loan package reportedly worth around 15.6 billion US dollars.
