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"First of all, they will talk about bilateral Russian-Chinese
relations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on
Thursday.
"And, of course, it will be very important to exchange views on
more acute regional problems - those that are closer to us,
Russia, and those that are closer to China," Peskov added,
without providing specific details.
Moscow has sought to deepen its economic, political and security
ties with Beijing since sending its armed forces into Ukraine in
February. The two countries signed a "no limits" strategic
partnership a few days before Russia launched the campaign.
Beijing has also increased its purchases of Russian oil and gas
since European countries cut links with Russia, while Moscow has
publicly backed Xi's position on Taiwan and accused the West of
trying to provoke a conflict over the status of the
self-governing island, which China claims as its own.
But Xi has at times appeared cool on Russia's military campaign
in Ukraine; Putin in September publicly acknowledged that his
Chinese counterpart had "concerns" over Russia's actions.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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