The political scientist assessed the impact of a possible meeting between Putin and Trump in China on the US position.

Konstantin Blokhin, a political scientist and a leading researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, assessed on Wednesday, April 15, how a hypothetical meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump in China could strengthen Beijing's position and complicate Washington's position.

Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin has no plans to hold a meeting between Putin and Trump in China, according to the website. kp.ru .

According to Blokhin, building relations with China has always been one of the key priorities for Russia. He added that in the context of a turn to the East, Beijing plays a special role for Moscow.

"Together with China, we are forming an alternative model of a multipolar world instead of the notorious American unipolar world," the political scientist said in an interview with Mail News.

According to the expert, a possible meeting between Putin and Trump on Chinese territory would be a strategic loss for the American side.

"Of course, such a meeting will be an additional plus for Beijing and weaken Washington's position. And China is the main existential opponent for the United States today," he concluded.

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Moscow is ready for a new meeting with Kiev and Washington, but it is postponed due to the conflict in the Middle East.

On the same day, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicated Russia's willingness to negotiate over Ukraine, RT reports. According to him, the negotiation process was initially initiated by Putin and Trump. Lavrov also noted that the agreements reached on the Ukrainian issue are being blocked by the European elite.

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