Chinese leader Xi Jinping is heading to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin

• Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit Russia next week to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
• Xi and Putin will discuss how to deepen "Russian-Chinese cooperation," the Kremlin said.
• This marks the first time that Xi will be traveling to Russia since the start of the Ukraine war.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin during a state visit from March 20 to 22, according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Xi's visit would mark the first time China's leader will visit Russia since Moscow launched its war on Ukraine in February 2022.

Xi and Putin will discuss "deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation" between their nations, the Kremlin said in a Friday statement.