00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Sunday to a rolled-out red carpet for a summit in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin.
00:10Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over Ukraine.
00:18Analysts say Putin and Xi will seek to align their positions on the war amid U.S. efforts to end the fighting.
00:26Ahead of his arrival, the Russian leader praised relations between Moscow and Beijing, saying they have reached an unprecedentedly high level.
00:36Putin is expected to stay in China, his most important ally for four days, in what is an unusually long visit for the Russian president.
00:45He will also be attending a massive Chinese military parade through Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II.
00:55The most recent meeting between Putin and Xi occurred in May this year at the Kremlin in Moscow, during Xi's state visit, which also involved participation in the 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
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