Putin accepts invitation to visit China in October

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pivoted the country towards China (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China in October during the Belt and Road Summit.

Speaking after a meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Moscow, Mr Putin said Russia and China are “integrating our ideas of creating a large Eurasian space”, noting that China’s Belt and Road initiative is a part of that.