Talks between the Chinese and Russian presidents later this month will unlikely be face-to-face

Talks between the Chinese and Russian presidents later this month will unlikely be face-to-face, Qazet.az report according to the Russian newspaper Vedomosti.

The Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed to the paper that the date and the agenda of the talks are already known, and an official announcement will come later.

Xi and Putin were “in constant communication”, he told reporters during his daily briefing today. He added:

We are preparing to continue this communication. We will inform you in a timely manner as to when and how future contacts will take place.