Overview
- Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day state visit that includes talks with Xi at the Great Hall of the People and a meeting with Premier Li Qiang.
- Russian aide Yury Ushakov said Monday that about 40 agreements and a joint statement are planned, with many to be signed in the leaders’ presence.
- Energy ties lead the agenda, including detailed talks on hydrocarbon supplies and the proposed Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline that would route Russian gas to China via Mongolia.
- The Kremlin says the delegation is large, including five deputy prime ministers, eight ministers, Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina, regional leaders and major state company chiefs.
- The visit follows last week’s Trump–Xi summit in Beijing, highlighting China’s role with both Washington and Moscow and reinforcing growing trade settled in yuan and rubles.