Yury Ushakov clarified that Vladimir Putin's trip to the APEC summit had been confirmed

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will arrive in Beijing on the evening of 19 May, where he will be met by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Beijing walks into the summit with the stronger hand while Moscow seeks reassurance that China has not drifted toward Washington after Trump's visit.

The Russian presidential spokesman added that no trilateral format is being discussed

Yury Ushakov clarified that Vladimir Putin's trip to the APEC summit had been confirmed

Yury Ushakov emphasized that he knew nothing about the "spirit of Anchorage," in contrast to the "spirit of Beijing," which indeed exists