President Vladimir Putin of Russia met with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing in a move to strengthen ties between the two countries. The meeting is the first that Xi has held in person with a foreign counterpart in nearly two years. https://nyti.ms/3HvJT6K | The New York Times

Russia and China toasted to their “no limit friendship” on Tuesday during a Kremlin meeting filled with pledges of expanding ties amid the fighting in Ukraine. After hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a private dinner for 4 1/2 hours the previous night, Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted him for official talks involving top officials from both countries in the old imperial palace. During an extended meeting, Putin said he and Xi had a "meaningful and sincere exchange on perspectives of