China, Russia to give ‘international relations entering new era’ statement at Games meeting, says Kremlin

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin to voice ‘common views’ about security and other issues on Friday, with a one-on-one discussion as well as talks with officials

‘China supports Russia’s demands for security guarantees’, a reference to requests Moscow has put to Nato and US during ongoing Ukraine crisis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2019. The two nations could further bolster their cooperation amid tension with the West over Ukraine. File photo: AP

Published: 10:39pm, 2 Feb 2022Updated: 3:20am, 3 Feb 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will voice their shared views on international security at a meeting during the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, a Kremlin adviser said on Wednesday.

The two leaders will meet in the Chinese capital on Friday as their countries pursue deeper ties in the face of increasing criticism from the West.

“A joint statement on international relations entering a new era has been prepared for the talks,” the Kremlin’s top foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov told reporters during a briefing.

It will reflect Moscow and Beijing’s “common views” on security among other issues, he said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks to Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link in December. Photo: Xinhua

“China supports Russia’s demands for security guarantees,” the adviser added, referring to requests that Russia put to Nato and Washington over the ongoing crisis over Ukraine.