Published: May 15th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will arrive in China today, Thursday, and stay for two days with his most important ally. To the general public, this visit might not seem very different from his previous meetings with China’s President Xi Jinping. We can expect further affirmations of the close partnership between China and Russia, the personal rapport between the „good old friends“ Xi and Putin, and a red carpet for someone under an international arrest warrant.