The Russian president has touted the growing cultural exchanges between the two nations Interest in the Chinese language is growing in Russia, President Vladimir Putin told journalists on the sidelines of the SPIEF 2025 forum, revealing that his own granddaughter speaks the language fluently with her tutor from Beijing. During a late-night Q&A session with heads of international news agencies, the president of Xinhua News Agency, Fu Hua, asked President Putin about the deepening humanitarian