Russia's Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Friday afternoon for the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The visit is Putin's "first overseas visit of the year", according to CCTV, with the Russian leader set to meet China's President Xi Jinping in Xi's first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years.

#UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing for 2022 Winter Olympics, CCTV reports.

It is Putin's "first overseas visit of the year", says CCTV. He will meet China's President Xi Jinping - Xi's first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years pic.twitter.com/ZiIeXdWkrt

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