Putin meets ‘dear friend’ Xi in Beijing. Here are the top 3 takeaways
A pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik showing Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 17, 2023.
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China President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were all smiles when they met in Beijing.
Putin stood to the right of his “dear friend” Xi in a portrait taken Tuesday at the opening banquet of the third installment of the Belt and Road Initiative forum, which marked its 10th anniversary this week.
, Karen Gilchrist, Hannah Ward-Glenton and Holly Ellyatt contributed to this article.
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