President Xi Jinping has spoken to Putin this morning calling for dialogue to resolve Ukraine war but China refuses to call it an invasion and blames US for being the ‘culprit’ of current tension
- President Xi Jinping spoke to Russia’s Vladmir Putin by phone this morning
- The Chinese premier said he supported Putin resolving the war with Ukraine through dialogue
- China has refused to call Russian military action an ‘invasion’ or criticise Moscow
- Putin said to be considering offer to Ukraine’s president Zelensky as his forces marched on capital Kyiv
China’s President Xi Jinping told Vladmir Putin that he supports Russia’s efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine ‘through dialogue’, Chinese state television reported.
The leaders spoke by phone this morning, with the Russian President saying he was willing to hold high level talks with Ukraine.
Putin’s words don’t appear to match up to his actions however as Russian troops are reported to have reached the streets of Kyiv and are fighting for control with Ukraine.
At least 137 Ukrainian civilians and military have been killed so far.
China has so far refused to call Russia’s action in Ukraine an ‘invasion’ or criticise Moscow despite intensifying assaults from Russia’s military.
China’s President Xi Jinping told Vladmir Putin that he supports Russia’s efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine ‘through dialogue’, Chinese state television reported. Pictured: Xi and Putin met in Beijing on February 2
Putin told Xi that the United States and NATO had long ignored Russia’s legitimate security concerns, repeatedly reneged on their commitments, and continued to expand military deployment eastward, challenging Russia’s strategic bottom line, according to a statement on the Chinese foreign ministry website.
Russia is willing to conduct high-level negotiations with Ukraine, Putin was cited as saying.
China has repeatedly called for the crisis to be resolved through dialogue.
China supports Russia and Ukraine in resolving the issue through negotiation, Xi told Putin, according to the ministry.
Xi also called for all sides to abandon a Cold War mentality, respect the legitimate security concerns of all countries, and form a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism through negotiation, according to the statement.
Xi said China respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, according to the statement.
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