The meeting comes weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to dissuade Beijing from supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin, 71, and Xi, 70, will participate in a gala celebration marking 75 years since the Soviet Union recognised the People’s Republic of China, which Mao Zedong declared in 1949.

Xi and Putin condemn US, pledge closer ties as Russia advances in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese ...

It is Putin's first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China , underscoring ...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged a “new era” of partnership on Thursday, the 16th of ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have condemned what they cast as increasingly aggressive US behaviour and pledged to deepen their countries' already close defence ...

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine China's Xi Jinping and Russia's ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday condemned what they cast as increasingly aggressive US behaviour and pledged to deepen their countries' already close ...