Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the SCO summit as Moscow and Beijing push closer ties ahead of Xi’s expected US visit. Putin backed making the Russia-China visa-free travel regime permanent while the two leaders discussed AI, digital cooperation and key global issues. The Putin-Xi meeting comes as Washington watches Russia-China ties, the SCO summit and Xi’s upcoming US trip amid rising geopolitical tensions. Show more Show less
‘Make visa-free regime permanent’: Xi talks deeper Russia-China ties with Putin ahead of US visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the SCO summit as Moscow and Beijing push closer ties ahead of Xi’s expected US visit. Putin backed making the Russia-China visa-free travel regime permanent while the two leaders discussed AI, digital cooperation and key global issues. The Putin-Xi meeting comes as Washington watches Russia-China ties, the SCO summit and Xi’s upcoming US trip amid rising geopolitical tensions.











