Kremlin: "Putin to hold summit with Xi Jinping this week... Timing to be announced later"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.

According to major foreign media including TASS on the 26th (local time), Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated this during a telephone briefing with reporters, adding that the details such as timing and format will be disclosed at an appropriate time in coordination with China.

President Putin visited China in February before the invasion of Ukraine and met with President Xi, promising an "unlimited friendship," strengthening bilateral relations amid the Ukraine war.

On the 21st, he sent Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council and a close aide, as a special envoy to China to deliver a letter expressing the will for cooperation and continuous development of relations between the two countries.

Meanwhile, when asked whether President Putin plans to send New Year greetings to U.S. President Joe Biden, spokesperson Peskov said, "Not at this time." He added, "Given the deeply unfriendly relations between the two countries, there probably won't be time for greetings."

He also stated that there are currently no plans for a call between President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Putin, but if scheduled, it will be announced.

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