After Trump trip, Putin to visit China on May 19

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is also scheduled to discuss economic and trade cooperation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. File
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said on Saturday (May 16, 2026).

During the trip, the Russian leader will discuss with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping how to “further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation” between Moscow and Beijing, according to a Kremlin statement.

The two leaders will “exchange views on key international and regional issues” and sign a joint declaration at the conclusion of their talks, it added.

As part of the visit, Mr. Putin is also scheduled to discuss economic and trade cooperation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

The announcement of Mr. Putin’s trip comes just after Mr. Trump wrapped up on Friday (May 15, 2026) the first visit to China by a U.S. President in nearly a decade, with the grand reception belying a roster of unresolved trade and geopolitical tensions, including over the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

While China has regularly called for talks to end the fighting, it has never condemned Russia for sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and presents itself as a neutral party.

Beijing also denies providing Moscow with weapons and military components for its defence industry, blaming Western countries for prolonging the conflict by arming Ukraine instead.

As the world’s top buyer of Russian fossil fuels, China has become Moscow’s key economic partner, especially since Western countries imposed economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict.

Published – May 16, 2026 12:50 pm IST

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White House Jokes About Vladimit Putin, Xi Jinping Meeting

admin — Fri, 17 May 2024 23:12:07 +0000

Vladimir Putin arrived Thursday on his first trip abroad since his March re-election.

Washington:

The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing.

“Exchanging hugs? Well, that’s nice for them,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told a briefing when asked about the significance of photos showing the two US adversaries locked in an embrace.

“I’m not good at talking about personal human bodily affection one way or the other. I think I’ll leave it to these two gents to talk about why they thought it was good to hug one another,” said Kirby, a naval admiral known for his dry remarks from the podium.

The United States has repeatedly voiced concerns about Chinese companies supplying Russia with technology for its invasion of Ukraine.

But Kirby said Putin’s visit did not seem to have secured any major advances in this regard and Washington had not seen Xi “rush” to assist Moscow’s armed forces.

“We didn’t see anything coming out of this meeting that we were necessarily surprised by,” he said.

But he added that “I wouldn’t go so far as to say we weren’t concerned about this relationship and where it’s going. “We’re watching.”

Putin arrived Thursday on his first trip abroad since his March re-election, meeting Xi for talks in which the leaders framed their nations’ ties as a stabilizing force in a chaotic world.

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