Putin and Xi admire pandas in Moscow zoo

The leaders of China and Russia (pictured right, Xi Jinping in background, Vladimir Putin in foreground) met at the beginning of a three-day Moscow summit. ’President Putin is for me a best friend,’ Xi told journalists during a statement. Russia has pivoted to being closer to China strategically since the Crimea invasion in 2014 led to tighter sanctions from the pair signed a car (bottom left) produced at a new Russian factory and visited pandas (top left) at Moscow Zoo which has benefited from so-called ’panda diplomacy’ after China loaned Russia two of the animals. Original Article: Original Video: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: