Kremlin: Putin And China's Xi To Speak On December 30

Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video link on December 30, the Kremlin has said. The pair will discuss a series of bilateral and regional issues, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on December 29. "First of all, they will talk about bilateral Russian-Chinese relations," Peskov told reporters. Moscow has sought to deepen its economic, political, and security ties with Beijing since sending its armed forces into Ukraine in February. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.