This is political oxygen.’ Expert on what lies behind Putin’s visit to China
‘This is political oxygen.’ Expert on what lies behind Putin’s visit to China
It appears that nothing important or interesting happened in the talks between Xi Jinping and Putin. Routine phrases about partnership relations, the signing of various documents with vague titles. What exactly is behind this remains unclear for now.
As for specifics, perhaps the only concrete thing is that China will extend its visa-free regime with Russia through the end of 2027. Moscow will reciprocally extend the visa-free regime for Chinese citizens. But on the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline, the sides apparently failed to reach an agreement.
On what Russia actually gained from the meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping, TV Rain spoke with Margarita Zavadskaya, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. Read about it on TV Rain’s website.
Visa Extended, Everything Else Stayed Vague
The meeting extended visa-free travel to 2027, but brought no pipeline deal.
Enough summit for the cameras, not for results.