Although a joint statement released by Russia and China mentioned that both leaders had a crucial meeting dedicated to the ongoing war, the outcome did not lead to any breakthrough.
Notably, this is the first meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with any global leader since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for his atrocities on children in war-torn Ukraine.
Xi’s trip — his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month — showed off Beijing’s new diplomatic swagger and gave a political lift to Putin just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Kremlin leader on war crimes charges related to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, reacting to the major development, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, applauded the ICC step and accused President Putin of committing war crimes against children.
Xi’s visit to Russia comes days after China clinched the Iran-Saudi Arabia peace deal, regarded as a diplomatic coup, aimed at expanding Beijing’s role in world hotspots to end conflicts.
Peskov has appealed to the media to follow the defence ministry for any updates concerned with the matter and directed not to publish anything which is "provocative".
Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the country's economy was performing "well" despite the fact it has been facing multiple Western and European Union-imposed sanctions.
The critical remarks from CIA's Burns came amid multiple reports of Tehran sending its lethal drones to Moscow.
Ever since the war erupted against Russian forces, President Zelenskyy took staunch action against those involved in spying or other corruption charges.
Instead of escaping the brutal war, Zelenskyy filmed a rebellious video of himself outside the presidential offices with his four closest aides arrayed behind him.
Although the Ukrainian citizens were acquainted with Russia's ill intentions, they were oblivious that a topsy-turvy journey had been waiting for them.
Making the statement during his state-of-the-nation address, Putin said that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States amid tensions with Washington over Ukraine war.
Joe Biden on Russia Ukraine war: "For free people refuse to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness. You know, this has been an extraordinary year in every sense. Extraordinary brutality from Russian forces and mercenaries," US Prez Biden said.
According to the reports, the Chinese leader would visit Moscow in the last month of April or in the first week of May.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement has come a day after US President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv on the first anniversary of Russia-Ukraine war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin railed against the West in his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, a speech expected to set the tone for the year ahead and shed light on how the Kremlin sees its bogged-down war in Ukraine.
Putin could be seen twisting his legs while his Belarusian counterpart was making crucial points on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Vladimir Putin has frequently justified his invasion of Ukraine by accusing Western countries of threatening Russia. They say nothing could be further from the truth, saying that Moscow's forces attacked Ukraine unprovoked.
In a major development, air raid sirens blared across the Ukrainian capital after US President Joe Biden reached the war-embattled nation on Monday, February 20. Notably, this is the first visit of the US President to Ukraine ever since the war escalated earlier last year
NATO Chief underscored that the world needs to provide more lethal weapons to the war-torn nation and urged the international community to extend maximum assistance to Ukraine.
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