MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with China's top diplomat on Wednesday (Feb 22) that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow was important to 'stabilise the international situation'. 'The cooperation between China and Russia on the world stage is very important to sta
Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with China's top diplomat on Wednesday that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow was important to"stabilise the international situation".
Their meeting comes as China is trying to appear as a mediator and is expected to reveal its own"political solution" to the Ukraine conflict this week. But Washington and NATO have said they are concerned China may be preparing to send arms and ammunition to help Russia pursue its campaign in Ukraine."With the Russian side, we are ready to strengthen our strategic partnership and our in-depth cooperation" Wang Yi told Putin, according to a Russian translation of his statement.
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