Russian President, Vladimir Putin landed in Beijing today. meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping tomorrow to discuss calibrated strategies during the geopolitical crisis fueled by the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Putin, who will also take part in the Third New Silk Road Forum tomorrow, was received today with honors in the Chinese capital despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.

Both leaders will address the ongoing conflict between the Israelis and the Islamist group Hamas. or the Russian offensive in Ukraineon which China has an ambiguous position.

Just a week before this conflict erupted, Xi and Putin In Beijing, they pledged to maintain friendly relations “without restrictions” and they have since defended that their ties “do not threaten any country” and that in fact “they contribute to a multipolar world.”

On the other hand, Beijing has sought to counter criticism that it is supporting Russia and presented a twelve-point peace plan, which was met with skepticism by Ukraine. and its Western allies, while continuing to deepen exchanges with Moscow, including the use of the yuan as an alternative to dollar trade.

At tomorrow’s meeting, both leaders They will discuss bilateral and international issues, According to the Kremlin, during a “friendly and frank” dialogue.

Russian representative Dmitry Peskov said that they will talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “an issue that is on the agenda of all world leaders,” with which “they will have something to exchange, especially since the situation is developing quite quickly and tension remains.”

The press secretary recalled that before leaving for China, the Russian president held a “telephone marathon” with the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbasand the leaders of Egypt, Iran and Syria, as well as the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin NetanyahuThe contents of which he will inform Xi Jinping about.

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Meanwhile, the Chinese side has been communicating with Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey In addition to talking to representatives of Arab countries, asking Israel to comply with calls from the international community and the UN to “stop the collective punishment of the people of Gaza.”

Both China and Russia agree with the “two-state” solution and the need for emergency humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip.

On the sidelines, Xi Jinping and Putin will discuss bilateral trade, economic cooperation and global and regional situation: It is not for nothing that the Russian leader comes to China with a large delegation of high-ranking officials, including two deputy prime ministers, as well as heads of foreign affairs, economic development, transport, finance and others.

The delegation also includes the head of the Central Bank. the head of Russian Railways, as well as directors of the largest Russian bank Sber, VTB Bank, Rosneft, the gas company Gazprom, the atomic agency Rosatom and other managers.

Likewise, two leaders They will discuss bilateral and economic relations, especially the prospects for the Fuerza Siberia 2 gas pipeline, which would bring more Russian gas to China via Mongolia.

Russia intends to supply to China at least until 2030 98 billion cubic meters of gas and 100 million tons of liquefied natural gas.

Beijing Aims for Third New Silk Road Forum seduce what is called the Global South with multimillion-dollar investment projects, which, however, have also been criticized for the debt risk associated with them.

With an initiative that was introduced ten years ago in Kazakhstan, Beijing seeks to increase its international influence and improve trade relations between Asia, Europe and Africa by building ports, railways and airports.

(EFE)