Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed a relationship with Beijing at an “unprecedentedly high level” on Tuesday, as the two countries reportedly inked a long-stalled agreement to build a massive new pipeline to send natural gas to China via Mongolia.

China's Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where Putin hailed what he said were "unprecedented" ties.

China's Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a display of power and the rising tide of anti-U.S. sentiment.

He accused Washington of reverting to outdated strategies to maintain influence, comparing Trump’s approach to colonial coercion.

Vladimir Putin (left) walks with Xi Jinping (center) and Kim Jong Un (right) before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, 2025. | Alexander Kazakov/AFP via Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin will use his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a kind of "green light" to continue the war in Ukraine, according to a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a clear message for Ukraine and its European allies: Moscow can keep going, because we have powerful friends.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the planned new Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline would give competitive benefits to China because the world's biggest energy consumer would get gas at a price based on a market formula.