Event Brief
Xi to welcome Putin for visit days after hosting Trump
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM ET
Summary: 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.
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