Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China in the very near future, the Kremlin has announced.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 14 that preparations for the trip are almost complete.
“This visit is being prepared. It’s safe to say that preparations and finishing touches have already been completed. It will take place very soon,” Peskov told journalists, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti.
He added that the exact dates would be announced soon.
The statement came as U.S. President Donald Trump was in Beijing this week for a state visit from Wednesday to Friday.
Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have met more than 40 times since Xi assumed power over the Chinese Communist Party in 2013….
Putin to Visit China Very Soon, Kremlin Confirms
