Putin tells Wang Russia-China relations are reaching "new milestones"

Russian President Vladimir Putin told top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that Moscow and Beijing are "reaching new milestones" on Wednesday.

"Russian-Chinese relations are developing as we planned in previous years. Everything is moving forward and developing, and we are reaching new milestones," Putin said during a meeting at the Kremlin.

The Russian leader added: "International relations today are complex, they have not improved after the collapse of the bipolar system. On the contrary, they have become more tense."

Talking about trade, Putin said that "cooperation in the international arena between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, as we have repeatedly said, is very important for stabilizing the international situation."