Although Putin described Xi as a “dear friend,” praised Beijing for the successes of the Belt and Road project, and even predicted “great prospects” for bilateral relations, Chinese officials… They didn’t sign The contract provides for additional supplies of Russian gas and the construction of the “Power of Siberia-2” gas pipeline.
Project that The Kremlin has been pushing this for more than seven years, was to be the subject of negotiations. This was announced by presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov during the first day of Putin’s visit to Beijing.
