Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, greet Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese youth greet Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, for a two day visit to meet President Xi Jinping. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, is greeted by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center left, as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese youth greet Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives in Beijing, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, for a two day visit to meet President Xi Jinping. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a news conference, at the end of his visit to China for the Tianjin SCO Summit and the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a walk at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, China, Sept. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2025. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Montreal Canadiens' Ivan Demidov (93), Nick Suzuki (14) and head coach Martin St. Louis, right, watch the final minutes of play against the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)