LIVE: Putin and China's Xi Jinping Sign Agreement On WWII Anniversary

Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping sign documents and make statements in the Kremlin ahead of WWII.

Russia is preparing for a Victory Day parade that will showcase a renewed alliance with China.

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President Putin has said his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will be the “main guest” at the parade on Friday, which will gather those world leaders who have resisted western pressure to shun Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Xi flew on Wednesday from Beijing for an extended four-day visit both sides said would cement the growing ties between the two nations, which are even more reliant on each other as a result of President Trump’s volatile, America-first international policies.

Trump has seemingly backed away from trying to enforce a peace deal on Ukraine that is favourable to Putin’s demands. Meanwhile, he is still attempting to put pressure on China over trade, despite agreeing to allow Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, to meet the Chinese vice-premier, He Lifeng, for initial talks about tariffs at the weekend.

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