Putin announces state visit by China's Xi Jinping & 100 years since the birth of the Soviet Union

Day 310. Today, as Putin announces that
China's leader Xi Jinping will be visiting Russia in the New
Year, we discuss what this meeting means for the war in Ukraine.
Plus, we reflect on the 100 year anniversary of the birth of the
Soviet Union and what it can tell us about the current conflict.





Contributors:


Claire Hubble (Host). @ByClaireHubble on Twitter.


Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on
Twitter.


Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on
Twitter.


Daniel Capurro (Senior Reporter and History Correspondent).
@CapurrodDaniel on Twitter.





Read: Vladimir Putin expects ‘dear friend’ Xi
Jinping to make Moscow state visit, by Nataliya Vasilyeva


Read: Belarus summons Ukrainian ambassador after
shooting down missile, by Nataliya Vasilyeva


Read: Sir Tony Blair courted Vladimir Putin
despite officials’ doubts, by Daniel Capurro





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