Xi Jinping hinted to Vladimir Putin that the road to peace talks with Ukraine will not be without obstacles.

Chinese President Xi Jinping Sent to Vladimir Putin The path to peace talks over the war in Ukraine will not be without obstacles and Beijing will maintain its “objective and correct position” on the matter.

China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported a phone call between the two leaders in which Xi Jinping said Beijing and Moscow should closely coordinate and cooperate on international affairs and expressed Russia’s willingness to engage in negotiations on Ukraine.

The Chinese side noted that the Russian side has stated that it has never refused to resolve the conflict through diplomatic negotiations, and expressed its appreciation for this.“, Xi said, according to the quoted source, reports Agerpres.

Xi has “questions and concerns” over the war in Ukraine

Xi and Putin have grown closer in recent years over a shared mistrust of the United States and its allies, highlighted by a statement in February about a “boundless” strategic partnership that sent alarm bells in the West.

But after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February, China publicly insisted it was not a party to the conflict, and in September, Putin publicly acknowledged that Xi had “questions and concerns” after the Russian military suffered several setbacks on the battlefield. War.

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According to his comments broadcast on Russian state television on Friday, Putin discussed strengthening military cooperation with China, but this feature was not included in the CCTV account.

However, Xi Jinping made clear on Friday the ideological connection between Beijing and Moscow in terms of shared resistance to US hegemony.

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“Facts have proven time and again that isolation and repression are unpopular, and sanctions and interference are doomed to failure,” Xi told Putin, according to CCTV.

“China is ready to cooperate with Russia and all progressive forces around the world to oppose hegemony and power-based politics, and firmly safeguard the interests of both countries’ sovereignty, security and development, and international justice,” he said.

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