(Washington Reuters) Russian President Putin said he is expected to meet with Chinese officials soon.
The Kremlin diplomatic consultant Ushakov revealed in July that Putin plans to visit China during the third Belt and Road Summit Forum in October, but the officials of the two China and Russia have not confirmed the news.
Putin started on Friday (September 1) with the new school year in Russia to communicate with some students.In the live TV screen, Putin did not confirm that we would visit China, but said, "We will soon have some activities, including meeting."
He also said, "He (Chinese official) calls me a friend, and I am also glad to call him a friend, because he has done a lot to promote the development of Russian -China relations."
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been isolated by Western countries, it has shifted to the most powerful ally China.China refused to blame Russia, condemned the West to Russia's sanctions, and continued to buy oil and gas from Russia.
Since the International Criminal Court of Criminal Court in March this year, Putin has not settled in Putin after the suspected crime of committing war in Ukraine.The BRICS Summit held last week, Putin participated on the video line; the G20 Summit in India next week was on behalf of Putin, a Russian Foreign Minister Ravorov.
