Russian President Vladimir Putin has released a special video message for the Chinese people before his visit to China. In this message, he praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and described him as his good and old friend. According to the report of BBC Persian Service, Putin said that relations between Russia and China have now reached an unprecedented level. He described the growing cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries as very important for the world.

Putin said that the strong relationship between Russia and China is playing a big role in global politics and international balance. He emphasized that both the countries are working together on many important global issues.

President #Putin recorded a video message to the people of China ahead of his official visit to the country, which starts today:

I am confident that #RussiaChina partnership & good-neighborliness will only grow stronger

See you soon in Beijing!https://t.co/fJUNPfatrz pic.twitter.com/qAQ9W34i6e

— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) May 19, 2026

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Why is Russian President Putin’s visit important?

This visit of the Russian President is taking place at a time when US President Donald Trump had visited China just a few days ago. In such a situation, Putin’s visit is being considered very important from the point of view of international politics. Vladimir Putin will be visiting China on 19 and 20 May. This will be his 25th visit to China so far, which shows the close relations between the two countries. It is believed that during this visit, many important discussions can take place between Russia and China on trade, energy, security and global issues.

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