Putin accepted Xi's invitation to visit China in first half of this year, Kremlin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ​accepted an ‌invitation from ⁠Chinese ‌President Xi Jinping to visit China in the ​first half of this year, the Kremlin ‌said ‌on Wednesday, after the ⁠two leaders spoke by video-link.

Yuri Ushakov, ⁠a ⁠Kremlin foreign policy ‌advisor, ‌told reporters that Russia and China acted ‍in concert and shared similar stances on most issues.