Putin Confirms Xi to Visit Moscow Amid Deepening China–Russia Ties

Putin Confirms Xi to Visit Moscow Amid Deepening China–Russia Ties
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi in Moscow, Russia Feb. 22, 2023. Sputnik/Anton Novoderezhkin/Pool via Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
Updated:

Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping will visit Moscow in the coming months, Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed.

“We await a visit of the president of the People’s Republic of China to Russia; we have agreed on this,” Putin said during a Feb. 22 meeting in Moscow with China’s highest-ranking diplomat, Wang Yi.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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