The Kremlin spokesman said the format is a mandatory attribute of meetings between the Russian president and his Chinese counterpart

Yury Ushakov said the Russian president will begin his meeting with Xi Jinping after the welcome ceremony in the Great Hall of the People

Yury Ushakov said that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are set to discuss all the most important issues in a friendly and sincere manner

Russian leader arrives in Beijing for meeting with Xi Jinping, amid deepening cooperation – and asymmetric power balance

Putin is meeting with Xi Jinping to discuss a range of things, from bilateral ties, to growing trade and cooperation between the two allies, as well as discussing global agendas…

Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.

The Russian ANTHEM resounds on Tiananmen Square https://t.co/ur9yJzMt3o pic.twitter.com/wkjsJQrHlm

'Old friends' Xi and Putin to meet over tea, enjoy a banquet and sign a series of bilateral commitments

The Kremlin spokesman said the format is a mandatory attribute of meetings between the Russian president and his Chinese counterpart

During the 90-minute sitdown, the most important issues on the agenda were broached

Xi's "tea diplomacy": brewing harmony-

The Russian president’s visit to China was timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of "The Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation"