Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China in the near future, with preparations for his visit almost complete. This was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Reuters, BTA reports.
In recent years, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have held more than 40 meetings. Their last talks took place in August and September last year during the Russian leader's visits to China.
In February 2022, shortly before the start of the war in Ukraine, the two leaders signed an agreement on a strategic partnership "without borders", which has become a symbol of the increasingly close cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.
The news comes at a time when US President Donald Trump is on an official visit to China and has already held a meeting with Xi Jinping.
In the middle of last month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Putin's visit to China is expected to take place in the first half of this year.