Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin each praised their countries' bilateral relations during the Russian leader's visit to Beijing. Follow DW for more.

Vladimir Putin is visiting China just days after Donald Trump left the Chinese capital. Xi Jinping and Putin -- who have met dozens of times over the past decade -- were keen to showcase their unshakeable relations in the aftermath of Trump's visit to Beijing.

Moscow and Beijing will ensure safety and analyse risks when increasing Russian meat exports to China, they ‌said in a joint declaration on Wednesday after a recent outbreak of ‌cattle disease in Siberian regions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit New Delhi to attend the BRICS summit on September 12 and 13, according to a presidential aide. India, as the chair of the BRICS, will host the annual summit of the grouping in September.

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State news agency Xinhua on Sunday (May 17) said relations between China and Russia will always remain “as unshakeable as a mountain amid wind and rain”.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said a decree by Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to residents of the unrecognised region of Transnistria could be used to mobilise people from the Moldovan region for the war against Ukraine.