Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are close partners in trade and international affairs as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing.

President Putin was happy to have found the child he met 26 years ago. I think it also shows the importance he attaches to China-Russia friendship,” 36-year-old Peng Pai told the Global Times on Wednesday evening after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin has been mocked for 'barely' being able to walk as he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing, with the Russian leader seen wearing platform shoes to boost his height

China’s Xi Jinping told President Trump that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin might end up regretting his decision to invade Ukraine, according to a new report. Xi, one of Putin’s top allies, made the frank remark during his summit with Trump in Beijing last week while the two world leaders discussed the ongoing stalemate in Ukraine,

China and Russia condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defence shield plans and Washington's "irresponsible" nuclear policy at a summit on Wednesday, a week after President Xi Jinping hosted Trump in Beijing.

Xi has consolidated this position that Great Power politics now must go through Beijing,” one expert tells TIME.