If Kim did take to the podium with presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, it would be the first time for the three leaders to appear together in public, and would be a strong signal of solidarity and defiance of US pressure, pundits said. While signalling North Korea’s deepening alignment with Russia, such a trip…
Russian President Vladimir Putin met top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow on Tuesday, telling him that he was “looking forward” to welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping in May. A “rich and well-prepared” programme awaited Xi during his visit on the occasion of Russia’s “Victory Day”, Putin said. “It is going to be an official…
Chinese President Xi Jinping accepted an invitation to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Kremlin said Monday. “Such contacts and visits are being prepared, and we attach great mutual importance to the symbolism of these dates,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend Moscow’s Victory Day in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russian media outlet Tass said. Xi has reportedly accepted Russia’s invitation to attend the annual celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, according to Tass which cited Igor…