The two leaders developed strong personal ties that helped strengthen relations between Moscow and Beijing, strengthening further after Mr. Putin sent troops to Ukraine in 2022. China has become a major oil and gas customer. Russian gas and a source of key technologies amid widespread Western sanctions against Moscow.
In Tuesday’s call with Xi, President Putin stressed that relations between Russia and China are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits, noting that they “do not depend on internal political factors and the current international environment.
“We commonly support the development of a more just multipolar world order and work to ensure indivisible security in Eurasia and the world as a whole,” Putin told Xi Jinping in remarks broadcast by state television Russian.
“The joint efforts of Russia and China play an important stabilizing role in world affairs.”
-Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
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President Xi also praised the close cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, saying it helps “bring positive energy to the reform and development of the global system.”
Although neither leader directly mentioned Mr. Trump in the televised fragment of their conversation, the timing of the conversation may suggest that Mr. Putin and Xi want to coordinate their action in dialogue with the new American administration.
Hope for better relations with the United States
The Chinese president had a call with Mr. Trump on Friday and expressed hope for positive relations with the United States.
Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs and other measures against China during his second term, while hinting at ways in which the two rival powers could cooperate on issues such as regional conflicts and limitation of the export of substances used in the production of fentanyl.
-President Putin, who has not yet spoken to Mr Trump, congratulated him on taking office in a televised statement during a video call with officials and welcomed his intention to open a dialogue with Moscow .
Mr. Trump told reporters Monday after taking office that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told him he wanted to reach a peace deal and expressed hope that Mr. Putin would follow his lead. He added that Mr Putin would destroy Russia by failing to reach a deal, highlighting Russia’s economic problems including high inflation.
President Putin praised Mr. Trump’s openness to dialogue during his speech to members of the Russian Security Council shortly before the US president’s inauguration.
“We hear the statements of Trump and members of his team about their desire to restore direct contact with Russia, which was interrupted through no fault of ours by the outgoing administration,” Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
“We also hear his statements about the need to do everything to prevent World War III. We certainly welcome such an approach and congratulate the US president-elect on taking office.”
Vladimir Putin open to talking about Ukraine
The Russian president also stressed that the dialogue between the two countries should be based on “equality and mutual respect, taking into account the important role that our countries play on certain key issues on the global agenda, including strengthening global stability and security.
Vladimir Putin also stressed that Moscow is open to dialogue with the Trump administration on the conflict in Ukraine, emphasizing the need to respect Russia’s interests and adding that “the most important thing is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis.” .
“Regarding the settlement of the situation, I would like to emphasize that its objective should not be a short-term truce, nor a kind of respite to regroup forces and rearm with the aim of subsequently continuing the conflict, but a long-term peace, based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people, of all nations living in this region,” he added.
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