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China, Russia
Xi Jinping swithering about Moscow's Victory Day invitation

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on 24 October 2024. © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/MaxPPP

Intelligence Online can reveal that Vladimir Putin has invited the Chinese leader to take part in Russia's Victory Day celebrations on 9 May. Beijing is hesitating about taking up that invitation, however, as it tries to gauge the intentions of the White House's new occupant. [...]

Published on 28/01/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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