Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia next week 

This is reported by Reuters

According to the agency's sources, Xi Jinping's visit to Russia will take place earlier than planned. The leader of the People's Republic of China will arrive in Moscow next week to meet with Vladimir Putin. There are currently no other details of the visit.

Putin invited Xi Jinping to visit Moscow in December 2022 during a telephone conversation. However, the exact date of the visit was unknown, and it was not mentioned in Russia and China.

It was assumed that the visit could take place in April or at the beginning of May.

• On February 21, it was reported that Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow in the coming months.

• On February 22, during a meeting with Chinese official Wang Yi, Vladimir Putin said that he expects a new stage in relations between Moscow and Beijing.