Putin-Xi Meeting: Strategic Alignment or Managed Distrust? (opens in new tab)

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, arrived in Beijing on 20th May, 2026, for a high-level visit just following the meeting between Trump and Xi—the G2. A keen analysis of the meeting between the two eastern partners reveals one thing: optics were kept high, but suspicions persisted behind the handshakes. The PRC, from the very […] The post appeared first on .