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Russia’s Putin summit with China president Xi Jinping was about Iran, Trump goes unmentioned
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, and the former was beaming when he told the latter: “I haven’t seen you in a day, but it’s as if three autumns have passed.
Vladimir Putin landed in China on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping, but he arrived with the heavy burden of a war he increasingly seems unable to win.
Hot on the heels of his summit with US president Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping hosted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing on May 19 and 20. Headlines spoke of m
Europeans are considering appointing an envoy to Ukraine peace talks with Russia. First, many warn, they need to decide what to ask.
Russia will be looking for energy and trade deals with China, as well as continuing geopolitical support.
Vladimir Putin’s approval rating fell to its lowest point in a year in mid-May, according to a poll whose results were presented on May 22 by one of Russia’s leading polling organizations, the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).