The topics were teased in a written interview with Chinese state news agency Xinhua, where Putin reaffirmed the “unprecedented level of strategic partnership” between the two countries despite a “difficult global situation”.
The visit will include a one-on-one talk, a walk through a park, and tea and dinner together, he added.
Putin will also visit Harbin, capital of China’s northernmost Heilongjiang province, which neighbours Russia, and speak with students at the Harbin Institute of Technology, according to Wednesday’s press conference at the Kremlin.
Korybko said Putin would like to personally invite Xi to the Brics summit, to be held in the city of Kazan in southwest Russia, and work towards “financial multipolarity”, through de-dollarisation, a reference to creating alternative non-Western financial payment systems, and a Brics basket currency.
Recent developments in Ukraine, including a US Congress bill to provide an additional US$61 billion in military aid to the embattled nation, as well as Denmark, the Netherlands, and the US committing to deliver F-16 fighter jets, make the war a “critical topic” in Putin and Xi’s talks.
“These moves are perceived by Russia and China as exacerbating tensions, prompting discussions on a coordinated response to what they see as heightened Western involvement,” Zhang said, adding that China would seek a “delicate balance”.
Beijing-based political analyst Xu Qinduo said Beijing would continue an independent foreign policy in which Moscow was a partner on global security and the West a trade counterpart.
“In a sense, [Putin’s trip] is more significant for Russia than for China as Moscow is at war with the West and needs to maintain a strong and growing relationship with China – the world’s second largest economy and a tech powerhouse,” Xu said.
Putin expected to tout China’s ‘premier importance’ in Russian foreign policy and trade, as Beijing seeks ‘delicate balance’
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