The President of China Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be having a Crucial Discussion in their Next Meeting.

The President of China Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other international and regional topics at their meeting later this week.

The Kremlin says the two will meet in Uzbekistan at a summit that will show an alternative to the Western world, with XI set to make his first trip overseas since the beginning of the pandemic.

He is seeking a historic third term while putin’s relations with the West are at rock bottom over Ukraine.

Xi is beginning his three-day trip in Kazakhstan today and he will then meet Putin tomorrow at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO Summit in Samarkand, which will run from 15-16 September.