Why did Putin fly to see Xi Jinping? And what was in the “suitcase of signed documents” he brought back...

Why did Putin fly to see Xi Jinping? And what was in the “suitcase of signed documents” he brought back to Russia?

In mid-May, Donald Trump traveled to China with a huge team for a meeting with Xi Jinping. Following him there, literally four days later, was Vladimir Putin.

Propagandists even tried to argue that the Russian president’s visit was no less significant than the American one, and showed off the “suitcase of signed documents” that the Russian delegation took away from China.

But the main reason Putin came, still, was the Power of Siberia 2 megaproject. Why has there still been no progress on it? And what documents did the delegations sign?

These questions are answered in a text for the Carnegie Politika project by China expert and director of the Carnegie Berlin Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Alexander Gabuev. Meduza is publishing the text in full.

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After Trump, Vladimir Putin also flew to China to see Xi Jinping. And he brought back a “suitcase of signed documents.” The only problem is they’re not much use…

In mid-May, Donald Trump traveled to China with a huge team for a meeting with Xi Jinping. Following him there, literally four days later, was Vladimir Putin. Propagandists even tried to argue that the Russian president’s visit was no less…