Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds talks with China's President Xi Jinping via a video link from Moscow, Russia, December 30, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Kuravlev/Kremlin via REUTERS
At approximately 0355 EST, President Putin of the Russian Federation and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China began bi-lateral talks over video teleconference (VTC). Here is a rundown of the conversation: