@amievenserious: Vladivostok, 2018. At the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping step up to a cooking station wearing aprons. Guided by a chef, they pour batter onto hot pans and make traditional Russian blini. Once the pancakes are done, they top them with caviar, roll them up, and taste their work. Then they raise glasses of vodka and toast. The unusual moment of "cooking diplomacy" went viral as a symbol of close Russia–China relations.

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