NOVO-OGARYOVO, January 21. /TASS/. Russia has become China’s largest natural gas supplier and it remains its biggest oil supplier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during video-link talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
"China is the largest consumer of Russian energy resources, remaining the biggest oil exporter. Five years ago we launched the commissioning of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline together, whereas Russia has become the largest supplier of natural gas to China by now," he said.
Putin also noted cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the nuclear energy sector. "In December 2024, a roadmap on the implementation of a comprehensive program for cooperation on fast-neutron reactors and closure of the nuclear fuel cycle was signed. This is the future nuclear energy technology," he stressed.