Russian president says he has high hopes for ‘good old friend’ Xi Jinping’s impending visit to Moscow
for overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children. Neither China nor Russia are members of the court or recognise its jurisdiction.
Xi and Putin signed a “no limits” partnership agreement weeks before the invasion last year. China has publicly remained neutral in the conflict, while criticising western sanctions againstBeijing last month published a 12-point paper calling for dialogue and a settlement in Ukraine, but it contained only general statements and no concrete proposal for how the year-long war might end.
The United States has reacted with extreme scepticism, given China’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion, and said a ceasefire now would only lock in Russian territorial gains and give Putin more time for his army to regroup.
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