Russian leader Vladimir Putin was given the red carpet treatment at a global summit in Beijing, as China and Russia deepen their solidarity. Hosted by China's President Xi Jinping, the meeting ...

"My dear old friend!" exclaimed Xi Jinping. The two leaders met on the sidelines of a regional summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. For his part, President Putin lauded the "friendship between China ...

But status matters, and Putin is clearly the junior partner to Chinese President Xi Jinping. As the Economist magazine put it after the visit was announced: “Vladimir Putin will meet his big ...

On Friday the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke on the phone about the current situation in Ukraine. The two versions of official news agencies follow. The Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held an informal meeting Monday in Moscow. The Chinese leader is on a state visit. “China has established a very effective ...

Xi Jinping. Putin lavished praise on Russia's ties with China, saying they would grow even stronger in his fifth presidential term, underpinned by his "good personal relations" with Xi.

China can help. The World is waiting,” he emphasized. Experts note that Xi Jinping's invitation and Putin's absence may indicate the foreign policy priorities of the upcoming Trump administration.