Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a trip to China in May, he said on Thursday, though he did not specify exactly when. “I have planned a visit in May,” he told the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists (RSPP). The ceremonies to inaugurate his fifth term as president are planned for May 7, so the trip could be his first one abroad in his latest term. China is considered Russia’s most important ally in the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in 2022. Outwardly, Beijing takes a neutral stance on the war but has not condemned Moscow, despite urging from Wester…