Putin and Xi Jinping hold meeting in Kremlin

Russian propaganda media reported the information.

The meeting will be held first in a narrow, and later in an expanded format. There will also be signing of documents and official statements from the leaders.

Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Russia on March 20 to 22.

• On Monday, March 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow that lasted 4.5 hours. 

• At a meeting in the Kremlin with Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that "conflicts should ultimately be resolved through dialogue and negotiation," commenting on the war in Ukraine.