BEIJING (HRNW) – President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China s support on Russian “sovereignty and security” — leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up “on the wrong side of history”.
China has refused to condemn Moscow s massive military assault on Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic cover for Russia by blasting Western sanctions and arms sales to Kyiv.
China is “willing to continue to offer mutual support (to Russia) on issues concerning core interests and major concerns such as sovereignty and security,” state broadcaster CCTV reported Xi as saying during a call with President Putin.
It was the second reported call between the two leaders since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
According to CCTV, Xi praised the “good momentum of development” in bilateral relations since the start of the year “in the face of global turmoil and changes”.
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