Russia’s Putin Plans to Visit China in May

Beijing and Moscow declared a ‘no limits’ partnership in February 2022, just days before Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations (the bloc that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, in Moscow on Nov. 21, 2023. Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will visit China in May, in what is believed to be his first trip abroad after securing his re-election in March.

Mr. Putin announced his plans for the visit at a congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow.