to get her british citizenship back. we begin in moscow, where china s top diplomat, wang yi, has met president putin, and reaffirmed their close relationship. the trip to russia by wang yi comes just days before the first anniversary of moscow s invasion of ukraine. here s the meeting between the two. during their talks, mr putin said relations between his country and china were reaching new milestones . he also called on the chinese president xi jinping to visit. earlier, wang yi also met his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, where he said the relationship between the two countries could not be influenced by other nations. let s hear some of what wang yi had to say: translation: i look forward to reaching new agreements. our consultations on strategic security are highly effective between our two countries. they play an important role in strengthening trust and cooperation in a shifting international situation. much is being made of the seating arrangements for president
trust and cooperation in a shifting international situation. much is being made of the seating arrangements for president putin s meeting with wang yi let me just show you two pictures. this is mr putin meeting with french president macron last february the two leaders are so far away that you wonder if they can hear one other. compare that with today s meeting with mr wang as you can see they were sitting within handshake distance. it s being seen as a symbolic move towards a valued russian ally. the timing of visit, just days before the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine, is also significant. china has refused to condemn the invasion, though it s stopped short of providing moscow with its unconditional backing. let s hear the perspective of our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell. he has said there will be some form
role in strengthening trust and cooperation in a shifting international situation. much is being made of the seating arrangements for president putin s meeting with wang yi let me just show you two pictures. this is mr putin meeting with french president macron last february the two leaders are so far away that you wonder if it is hard for them to hear one other. compare that with today s meeting with mr wang as you can see they were sitting within handshake distance. it s being seen as a symbolic move towards a valued russian ally. the timing of the visit, just days before the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine, is also important. china has refused to condemn the invasion, though it s stopped short of providing moscow with its unconditional backing. let s hear the perspective of our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. wang yi has said there will be some form of new agreement signed
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