Russia’s High Expectations for Putin-Xi Meeting

The disruption of global energy and trade flows is a major opportunity for Moscow to engage Beijing on critical projects.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on May 19, just a few days after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own three-day visit to Beijing. This fact has attracted much attention, especially since Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Russia-Ukraine war. But the proximity of the two visits is a distraction […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.