Vladimir Putin To Meet Xi Jinping in China

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to visit China in May for discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, marking what could be the Kremlin chief’s first foreign visit in his latest presidential term. “Putin will visit China,” Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing one of a number of sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Another of the sources said Putin’s trip to China would probably take place in the second half of May. “Several presidential visits and several high-level contacts are being prepared at the moment,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President…