He Russian President Vladimir Putinmaintained on Tuesday a video call with the bowed president, Xi Jinpingin which he proposed to continue developing his strategic partnershipjust hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. China y Russia declared a association “without limits” in February 2022, when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine, and in recent months Putin has also described China as an “ally.” From his residence in Novo-Ogarevooutside Moscow, Putin greeted Xi and addressed him as his “dear friend,” stating that he wanted to outline “new plans for the development of the Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.” “I agree with you that cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is based on a broad coincidence of national interests and a convergence of views on what relations between great powers should be,” Putin told Xi, according to a video of Kremlin about the meeting.