“As we agreed, we are expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit,” Putin said during a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, V. Putin has sought the support of the Chinese leader. As Russia faces Western economic sanctions, trade between the two countries has increased to record highs.
The BRICS group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, represents nearly half the world’s population and has recently expanded to include other large emerging economies, including the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
The group is holding a summit on October 22-24. in the Russian city of Kazan. The Kremlin hopes that this will be an opportunity to expand its influence and establish closer economic unions.
Moscow and Beijing oppose “Western hegemony”, particularly what they see as US dominance in global affairs, and announced a “borderless” partnership shortly before Moscow attacked Ukraine.
After welcoming Chinese Premier Li Qiang in the Kremlin last month, Putin said that Russia’s economic and trade ties with China were “yielding results.”
2024-09-04 16:39:47