Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” as the two held a series of meetings Tuesday at a time when their countries face both overlapping and differing challenges from the United States.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have kicked off bilateral talks in Beijing, on the eve of a massive military parade in the Chinese capital.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at an regional summit in China Monday, having hailed their new—and growing—alliances.

Jude Law had no qualms about portraying the ruthless Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas' new film "The Wizard of the Kremlin."

Featuring a much-anticipated performance by Jude Law as Vladimir Putin, this new drama looks to explore how the Russian president came to power – and presents him as mild-mannered.

Xi referred to Putin as "old friend," while Putin, addressing Xi as "dear friend," said their ties were at an "unprecedentedly high level," The Associated Press reported. China is a major strategic partner of Russia and has supported its sanctions-hit economy with large-scale purchases of oil.

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed ways to end the Ukraine war with Russia's Vladimir Putin during talks in China and with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy by phone, but that the sides were "not yet ready" for a leaders' meeting.