{"id":226918,"date":"2025-02-25T10:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=226918"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:51:23","slug":"commentary-an-eye-on-global-diplomacy-moves-russia-retains-centerstage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/commentary-an-eye-on-global-diplomacy-moves-russia-retains-centerstage\/","title":{"rendered":"Petra Williams: An Eye on Global Diplomacy Moves: Russia Retains Center Stage\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-437632821\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-3174743033\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BY- <\/strong><em><strong>Petra Williams\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Petrathespectator.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><div id=\"antig-4109368006\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1026062521\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English-_lineup_Digital-BB-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All eyes continue to watch the international diplomatic chessboard. In the latest move, \u00a0Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ninety-minute \u00a0phone conversation on Monday, February 24, regarding bilateral relations and the Ukraine \u00a0crisis.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3658053407\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> This call followed a meeting of top US officials, led by Secretary of State Marco \u00a0Rubio, and Russian officials, led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, \u00a0last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the conversation, President Xi stressed that \u201c<em>China-Russia ties enjoy a strong\u00a0 endogenous driving force and unique strategic value, which are neither targeted at nor\u00a0 affected by any third party<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-2311361600\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> He remarked that the development strategies and foreign policies\u00a0 of both countries are long-term, and changes in the international landscape will not retard\u00a0 China-Russia ties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mutual cooperation will enhance each country&#8217;s development and inject\u00a0 stability and positivity into international relations.\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"antig-1236940563\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>President Putin also emphasized that Russia places great importance on its relationship with&nbsp; China and anticipates maintaining high-level exchanges as well as deepening practical&nbsp; cooperation.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1794997343\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the current situation, close communication between Russia and China is achieved through the two countries&#8217; comprehensive strategic partnership for coordination in the new era.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Strong bilateral relations will send a positive message that Russia and China play a stabilizing\u00a0 role in international affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Xi reflected that history and reality show that China and Russia\u00a0 are good neighbours that cannot be \u201c<em>moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe,\u00a0 support each other and achieve common development<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Putin updated on the latest interactions between Russia and the United States and&nbsp; reiterated Russia&#8217;s principled position on the Ukraine crisis. He said that Russia is committed&nbsp; to removing the root causes of the conflict and reaching a sustainable, long-term peace plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Xi welcomed positive efforts made by Russia and relevant parties to resolve the\u00a0 crisis and noted that soon after the full escalation of the Ukraine crisis, he had outlined\u00a0 China&#8217;s essential position, including four points about what must be done to address the\u00a0 situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> In April 2024, Xi presented the following points: First, prioritize the upholding of \u00a0peace and stability and refrain from seeking selfish gains; second, cool down the situation \u00a0and not add fuel to the fire; third, create conditions for the restoration of peace and refrain \u00a0from further exacerbating tensions; and fourth, we should reduce the negative impact on the \u00a0world economy and refrain from undermining the stability of global industrial and supply \u00a0chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two sides also agreed to maintain communication and coordination through various&nbsp; means, and both leaders agreed to jointly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People&#8217;s&nbsp; War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same day, French President Macron met with US President Trump in the United States. At a joint press conference, Trump lauded the meeting as an essential step toward \u00a0reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macron commended Trump for \u00a0agreeing to work with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a rare minerals \u00a0agreement that would provide more security guarantees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated, &#8220;<em>This peace must not\u00a0 mean a surrender of Ukraine. It must not mean a cease-fire without guarantees. This\u00a0 peace must allow Ukrainian sovereignty and Ukraine to negotiate with other\u00a0 stakeholders<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both meetings took place on the third anniversary of Russia&#8217;s large-scale invasion of Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A United Nations resolution to condemn Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine on the anniversary\u00a0 date failed when the United States voted against it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine continues to make international pleas for assistance to continue its resistance to\u00a0 Russia\u2019s War. 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In the latest move, \u00a0Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ninety-minute \u00a0phone conversation on Monday, February 24, regarding bilateral relations and the Ukraine \u00a0crisis. 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