Russia 'highly acclaims, actively supports' BRI

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke highly of the Belt and Road Initiative and praised President Xi Jinping's "strategic judgment" of the world situation, in his latest meeting with senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi.

During their meeting in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Putin noted that since Xi's visit to Russia in March, bilateral exchanges and cooperation have yielded fruitful results, and Moscow looks forward to strengthening the planning for and deepening of pragmatic cooperation with China.

Russia "highly acclaims and actively supports the BRI" and opposes the distortion and discrediting of the initiative, he added.