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Putin hails ‘strong’ momentum in Russia-China cooperation in talks with Xi
AFP, Beijing
Published: 20 May 2026, 11:24 AM
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping inspect an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 20 May, 2026. Photo: AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed "strong, positive" momentum in cooperation between Russia and China, as he held talks with counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday.
"Even amid unfavorable external factors, our cooperation and economic cooperation is showing strong, positive momentum," Putin told Xi as the two met in the Great Hall of the People, video from Russian media showed.
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