![]() Responding to the meeting, the White House said China's position was not impartial, and urged Beijing to pressure Russia to withdraw from Ukraine's sovereign territory to end the war. ![]() However, so far we see no such readiness from their side," Putin said.īut Xi barely mentioned the conflict at all, saying that China had an "impartial position" on it. "We believe that many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China are consonant with Russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when they are ready for that in the West and in Kyiv. On Ukraine, Putin praised Xi for a peace plan he proposed last month, and blamed Kyiv and the West for rejecting it. The two leaders referred to each other as dear friends, promised economic cooperation and described their countries' relations as the best they have ever been.Ī joint statement included familiar accusations against the West - that Washington was undermining global stability and NATO barging into the Asia-Pacific region. Xi's visit to Moscow - long touted by the Kremlin as a show of support from its most powerful friend - featured plenty of demonstrative bonhomie. NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine, March 24 (Reuters) - Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin emerged from two days of talks on Tuesday with warm words of friendship between China and Russia and joint criticism of the West, but no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough over Ukraine.
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