Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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China expressed its support for Russia’s efforts to maintain national stability and described the aborted rebellion by a Russian mercenary force as an “internal affair.” A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry stated that as Russia’s friendly neighbor and comprehensive strategic partner, China stands with Russia in achieving development and prosperity.
Additionally, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu held a meeting with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. Both sides highly praised the current state of Russia-China relations and discussed prospects for further strengthening foreign policy coordination and cooperation at multilateral platforms.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s paramilitary organization Wagner Group, accused Russia’s defense ministry of deliberately bombing Wagner fighters and spreading lies about the invasion of Ukraine. His troops reportedly took control of the strategic Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advanced towards Moscow before abruptly turning back.
Belarus then released a statement confirming that Prigozhin accepted President Alexander Lukashenko’s suggestion for the Wagner group to halt its operation in Russia and take steps to ease tensions. Russian state media reported that Prigozhin would move to neighboring Belarus, and criminal charges against him would be dropped.
China’s statement of support for Russia in maintaining national stability does not imply direct military support, according to Ian Bremmer, president and founder of global political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group. Bremmer noted that China’s approach aligns with that of the United States and NATO, emphasizing that China’s focus is on economic cooperation with Russia rather than military involvement.
“They basically said, this is a Russian internal matter, which, by the way, is what the Americans were saying as well, what NATO was saying as well,” Bremmer explained. China’s contributions to Russia include purchasing commodities and providing low-level chips, but direct military support is not part of their involvement.
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