Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia-China ties were an essential factor for global stability at his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2025. [1]
Putin said the two countries cooperate across high tech, education, humanitarian ties and outer space, while also working together in the military field through regular joint exercises, including strategic aviation patrols, at sea and between ground forces. [1]
He said the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries stay in constant contact and coordinate their positions on the global agenda, which he said showed a high level of trust between Moscow and Beijing. [1]
Russia is China’s biggest trading partner among European states, with bilateral trade at $240 billion to $250 billion, according to the facts provided. [1]
The two leaders also exchanged visits in 2025 for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance and the Soviet Great Patriotic War. [1]
The Kremlin said it had received more than 2.6 million questions before the 2025 press conference, and the event brought in senior officials from both sides during a year of frequent exchanges. Several senior Chinese officials visited Russia, while more than a dozen senior Russian officials, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, traveled to China. [1]
