Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first face to face since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and cashed in on the willingness' to work together 'as between great powers'.
Putin pointed out that the West's attempts to create a unipolar world have taken absolutely horrible forms.
The Russian president told the Chinese president that he understands "China's concerns on the Ukrainian question" and that he intends to "clarify the Russian position" in this regard.
Russia is "firmly committed" to the recognition of the one China principle and condemns "US provocations in Taiwan," Putin said.
Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's adherence "to the 'One China' principle and stressed that" Taiwan is part of China ", which" firmly opposes the separatist forces of Taiwan's independence "and" outside interference " For this reason, Xi added while meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Samarkand, "no country has the right to stand as a judge on the issue of Taiwan". The president, in the report of the Chinese media, "underlined that from this year China and Russia maintained effective strategic communication ".
China wants to bring "stability and positive energy to a chaotic world".
President Xi Jinping said this when he met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Samarkand.
Based on the images released and related to the opening lines of the first face to face since the invasion of Russia against Ukraine, the two delegations appear quite small.
Among others, the two foreign ministers Wang Yi and Serghei Lavrov are recognizable.
China is willing, together with Russia, "to provide strong mutual support on issues that affect each other's fundamental interests and to deepen practical cooperation in trade, agriculture, connectivity and other fields".
President Xi Jinping said - in the official media report - that the two sides should strengthen coordination and cooperation in multilateral frameworks (such as SCO, CICA and BRICS), safeguard the security interests of the region and the common interests of developing countries. development and emerging markets ".
"The possible supply of long-range missiles from the US to Kiev would be extremely destabilizing. If the United States makes this decision, it will cross the red line and become a direct party to the conflict and Russia reserves the right to respond appropriately."
This was stated by the spokeswoman of the Moscow Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, quoted by Ria Novosti.
