Xi says future of China, Russia strategic ties bright as Putin winds up Beijing visit

Xi says future of China, Russia strategic ties bright as Putin winds up Beijing visit

President Xi Jinping on Friday said the strategic ties between China and Russia stood at a historical starting point despite opposition from the US as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin wound up his two-day visit expressing readiness to pursue a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine.

Putin arrived here on Thursday to mark his first visit to China after his re-election in March and held several rounds of talks with Xi besides signing a vision document to continue their strategic cooperative partnership.