Mr putin and chinas president xijinping hav signed a joint declaration, stressing the importance of the two countries strategic partnership. The chinese president talked about the countries long shared history, saying the nations are deepening their support for one another. President xi also said that he and President Putin agreed on the need for a political solution to the ukraine conflict. President putin thanked china for a warm reception adding that the talks were also pragmatic. Our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has been telling us about the significance of the meeting. Well, the overall message is just all about the symbolism. I mean, the Biden Administration has already accused the Chinese Government of offering serious Material Support for vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine. So equipment which is not only helping russia, but also, according to the us government, helping russia to build more tanks, to build more drones. Direct Material Support from china. And now th
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Politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. On todays programme, the bill allowing theresa may to trigger article 50 is now law. What will be the british governments next move . How will the eu respond . The head of the Eu Commission unveils his blueprint for the eu without britain. The European Court ofjustice rules companies can ban workers from wearing the headscarf. And breaking up is not always easy to do. What can czechoslovakias Velvet Divorce tell us about brexit . First, our guide to the latest from europe in just 60 seconds. The dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, celebrated victory in his countrys election, easily defeating geert wilders. Eu leaders staunchly backed the dutch in a diplomatic row a diplomatic row with turkey. Commissionerjean Claude Juncker said he was scandalised. We will never accept this comparison between the nazis and the current government. The European Court of human rights ruled that hungary unlawfully kept two mig
Former Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova says the victory of a party promising to stop military support for Ukraine, in elections on September 30, might not result in fundamental change. Speaking to RFE/RL on October 2, she pointed out that the Smer Party's main potential coalition partner has demanded that such aid continue. Radicova added that there was "fatigue" in Slovakia over the war in Ukraine, but no more than in other European countries.
A return to power for Robert Fico, a brash strongman with sympathies toward Moscow, could break a key link in the Western military alliance supporting Ukraine.