Overview
- Chinese and Russian officials said Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing next week for talks with Xi Jinping and a separate meeting with Premier Li Qiang.
- The Kremlin said the agenda includes bilateral ties along with important international and regional issues.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the visit offers a chance to review President Donald Trump’s recent trip to China and hear first-hand accounts in Beijing.
- Trump left Beijing without announcing major commercial deals, though both sides presented the talks as a reset in tone.
- Coverage also noted signals of close China–Russia ties, with Xi telling Trump that Putin is among the few foreign leaders invited to stroll in Zhongnanhai, the leadership compound’s garden.