The most important task for Russia and China is to counter any attempt by the United States to contain their countries, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Chinese foreign minister on Tuesday.

China's top diplomat met senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu for security talks in Beijing on Tuesday, as the two powers deepen relations that have triggered protest from the West. Russian state media outlet TASS shared a video of Wang Yi meeting Shoigu on the messaging platform Telegram Tuesday afternoon.

The key task for Russia and China is to counter any attempt by the United States to contain their countries, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin told China's foreign minister on Tuesday. U.S.

While the world waits to see the impact of a Trump presidency on great power politics, Russia's top security official, Sergei Shoigu, told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday that Moscow and Beijing face an "urgent task" to work together to counter "containment" by the US.

Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday told China's foreign minister Wang Yi their two countries' most urgent task should be countering "containment" by the United States, as they met for security talks in Beijing.