Russia's Putin to meet China's Xi in Beijing from May 19-20, Beijing and Moscow say

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 19-20th, Moscow and Beijing said on Saturday.

The meeting will take place less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi in Beijing, the second time the leaders of the two largest economies have met in less than a year.

“TheRussian President’s visit is timed tocoincide with the25^thanniversary oftheTreaty ofGood-Neighbourliness andFriendly Cooperation, which serves asthebasis forinterstate relations,” Putin’s office said in a statement.

The two leaders “will discuss current bilateral matters, ways tofurther strengthen thecomprehensive partnership andstrategic cooperation between theRussian Federation andthePeople’s Republic ofChina, andexchange views onkey international andregional matters,” the Kremlin said.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the upcoming meeting in a one-line post on X.

Russia is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, while China is among the largest buyers of fossil fuels.