Xi-Putin summit leaves gas pipeline plan in limbo

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met but made little headway on the planned gas pipeline between their countries, with ongoing discussions about the proposed route and construction details. There remains uncertainty regarding the timeline for this significant energy project.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin made little progress on long-delayed plans to to build a new gas pipeline between the two countries at a presidential summit in Beijing. There was still no “clear timeline” and “there are still some details to be worked out”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media. The two countries had reached a “basic understanding”, including on “the route and how it will be built”, he said. Putin arrived in Beijing for his 25th visit amid...