Against the background of the war in Ukraine and the confrontation between the West and Russia, the newly elected President of the USA, Donald Trumpdid not invite him Vladimir Putin at his swearing-in ceremony, which will take place on January 20, 2025.
In particular, the Kremlin announced today (12.12.2024) that Vladimir Putin will not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump after the competent American authorities did not send an invitation to the Russian President.
The recent missile attacks by Ukrainian military forces with American-made ballistic missiles type ATACMS against targets inside Russian territory, but also the uninterrupted US military aid to Kyiv;have caused a serious rupture in Russian-American relations.
Besides, several high-ranking Russian officials have emphasized that MrBilateral relations between the US and Russia are at their worst level in decadeswith analysts characterizing the situation prevailing in the diplomatic and political field as equivalent to the period of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Xi Jinping received an invitation
Instead, Donald Trump’s staff he made sure to invite the Chinese President, Xi Jinpingas confirmed yesterday Wednesday (11.12.2024) by American officials on the American television network CBS.
But what not clarified is whether Beijing accepted the invitation and whether President Xi will actually be present at the federal Capitol after all next month. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond when asked by the Reuters news agency for comment.
In a recent interview with NBC News, the Republican assured that “he is doing very well” with Mr. Si and how they talked recently. Mr. Trump is earmarking several so-called Beijing policy hawks for key positions in his administration. Among others, Senator Marco Rubio is being anointed for the position of Secretary of State.