In addition to attending the opening of the Winter Games, consultations with China’s President Xi Jinping on the topics of energy and international security are on the agenda. The Kremlin had declared that China supported Russia’s “demands for security guarantees” from the West in the Ukraine conflict.
The two heads of state want to present their “common vision” on international security policy on Friday. Putin had submitted a far-reaching list of demands to the US and NATO in the Ukraine conflict. Among other things, Putin is demanding a fundamental renunciation of any further eastward expansion of NATO. The military alliance rejects this.