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Russian President Vladimir Putin volition question to China connected May 19 for a two-day visit, blistery connected the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel to Beijing, the Kremlin said connected Saturday (May 16, 2026).
During the trip, the Russian person volition sermon with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping however to "further fortify the broad concern and strategical cooperation" betwixt Moscow and Beijing, according to a Kremlin statement.
The 2 leaders volition "exchange views connected cardinal planetary and determination issues" and motion a associated declaration astatine the decision of their talks, it added.
As portion of the visit, Mr. Putin is besides scheduled to sermon economical and commercialized practice with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
The announcement of Mr. Putin's travel comes conscionable aft Mr. Trump wrapped up connected Friday (May 15, 2026) the archetypal sojourn to China by a U.S. President successful astir a decade, with the expansive reception belying a roster of unresolved commercialized and geopolitical tensions, including implicit the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
While China has regularly called for talks to extremity the fighting, it has ne'er condemned Russia for sending troops into Ukraine successful February 2022 and presents itself arsenic a neutral party.
Beijing besides denies providing Moscow with weapons and subject components for its defence industry, blaming Western countries for prolonging the struggle by arming Ukraine instead.
As the world's apical purchaser of Russian fossil fuels, China has go Moscow's cardinal economical partner, particularly since Western countries imposed economical sanctions connected Russia implicit the conflict.
