According to a Russian tabloid, Vladimir Putin has formally accepted an invitation to travel to China in October
This will be his first known international journey since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest.
Putin is wanted for allegedly sending children back to Ukraine; the Kremlin disputes this accusation.
He met with Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, today in St. Petersburg.
Putin’s close friend and Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev announced yesterday that Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet for talks in Beijing in October.