Vladimir Putin met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in St. Petersburg on the afternoon of October 21.
At the start of the meeting, during the portion open to the press, Putin asked Li to “say hello” to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Earlier on October 21, Putin met with U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss options for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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