Event Brief
UPDATED May 19, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
May 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM ET
Xi to welcome Putin for visit days after hosting Trump
By The BriefBrief
Xi Jinping will welcome Vladimir Putin for a visit days after Beijing hosted Donald Trump.
WHO: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin
WHAT: Xi Jinping will welcome Putin for a visit after Beijing hosted Trump.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: The visit follows Beijing hosting the US president, with the Kremlin saying there is no correlation between the visits.
How this story developed (showing 9 of 9 earlier reports)
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Xi hosts Putin in Beijing days after Trump
· May 19, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
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Xi and Putin to reaffirm ties and discuss energy in Beijing
· May 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
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Putin to meet Xi in Beijing to reinforce China ties
· May 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
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Putin to attend China summit after Xi and Trump meeting
· May 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET
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Putin to visit Beijing after Trump courts Xi
· May 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
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Putin to meet Xi Jinping after Trump’s China visit
· May 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM ET
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Putin to visit China days after Trump
· May 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM ET
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Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing next week
· May 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
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Putin to visit Beijing on May 20, SCMP says
· May 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM ET
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