For the second time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese and Russian leaders have spoken by telephone. According to the Kremlin, the conversation must have been held in a “warm and cordial tone”. – China will continue to support Russia in matters concerning core interests and important concerns such as sovereignty and security, Xi is said to have said, according to state Chinese media. The situation in Ukraine was the starting point for yesterday’s telephone conversation between Putin and Xi. Photo: Mikhail Metzel / AP Situation in Ukraine was the setting for the conversation. According to the Kremlin, Xi noted “Russia’s legitimacy to protect its fundamental national interests in the face of challenges to its security created by external forces.” Following the talks, the Kremlin wrote that Xi and Putin had agreed to increase cooperation in energy, economics, industry, transport and other fields as a result of Western sanctions against Russia. “Since the beginning of the year, bilateral cooperation has developed well, in a time of global turbulence and change,” Xi told Putin by telephone last night, according to CNN. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Met in Beijing Putin visited Xi in Beijing this winter, a few weeks before ordering the invasion of Ukraine. It is unclear whether Putin informed the Chinese leader about the impending invasion. It has been pointed out that Russia was waiting with the invasion until the Olympics in Beijing was over. During the meeting in China, they signed an agreement on cooperation between the two countries. The cooperation shall be “without borders”. “Since the beginning of the year, bilateral cooperation has developed well, in a time of global turbulence and change,” Xi told Putin by telephone last night, according to CNN. The United States is following suit – China claims to be neutral, but the behavior makes it clear that they are still investing in close ties with Russia, says a spokesman for the US State Department. “Countries that side with Vladimir Putin will inevitably end up on the scrap heap of history,” the unnamed spokesman said. The person emphasizes that the United States is closely following China, including how China “continues to reproduce Russian propaganda and suggests that the atrocities in Ukraine have been staged”. Xi has described Putin as his best friend, and they have met regularly. Here they are together in Vladivostok in 2018. Photo: POOL New / Reuters Birthday friends Yesterday’s birthday phone was not the first time Xi and Putin celebrate a birthday together. In 2013, Xi Putin gave a birthday cake on the latter’s birthday. They celebrated the day together in Indonesia. The two were pictured toasting with vodka. In June 2019, the two heads of state were together again, that time at a summit in Tajikistan. Then Putin surprised Xi with birthday cake, ice cream and champagne. Xi has called Putin his best friend.
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