Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping continued high-level discussions in Beijing in a more informal “tea conversation” format following official negotiations at the Great Hall of the People.

According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, the leaders touched on Ukraine, the Iran conflict, and relations with the Trump administration, including in the context of Donald Trump’s recent visit to Beijing.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, Deputy Chief of Staff Maxim Oreshkin, and Ambassador Igor Morgulov are expected to join the evening talks

A possible Putin–Trump meeting at the APEC Summit in Shenzhen on November 18–19 has not yet been discussed in detail, but remains possible

The continued Russia-China dialogue comes amid growing geopolitical turbulence and deepening coordination between Russia and China