Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to debate ‘aggressive’ speak from US and NATO, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will focus on tensions in Europe and “aggressive” U.S. and NATO rhetoric throughout a video name on Wednesday, the Kremlin mentioned.
The dialog will happen at a second of excessive rigidity in each international locations’ relations with the West, with Beijing underneath stress over human rights and Moscow over its build-up of troops close to the border with Ukraine.
“The situation in international affairs, especially on the European continent, is very, very tense right now and requires discussion between allies,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned, referring to Moscow and Beijing.
“We see very, very aggressive rhetoric on the NATO and U.S. side, and this requires discussion between us and the Chinese.”
Russia has cultivated nearer ties with China as its relations with the West have worsened, and Putin has used the partnership as a means of balancing U.S. affect whereas hanging profitable offers, particularly on power. He and Xi this 12 months agreed to increase a 20-year friendship and cooperation treaty.
Peskov mentioned they’d maintain a protracted dialog with a broad agenda together with power, commerce and funding.
Their dialogue will happen eight days after a Russia-U.S. video name through which U.S. President Joe Biden warned Putin towards invading Ukraine and Putin informed him Russia wanted legally binding safety ensures from the West.