XI Jinping has told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin may soon “regret” his bloodshed in Ukraine.
‘s President will arrive in today for a summit with his Chinese counterpart – and has already boasted about their “no-limits” partnership.
Firefighters work at the site of a home hit during morning Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv Credit: Reuters
A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Dnipro Credit: Reuters
“We are not aligning against anyone, but working for the cause of peace and universal prosperity,” Putin said, adding that the two have reached an “unprecedented level” of mutual understanding and trust.
While that may be, Xi seems to have told .
‘s President is understood to have made the comments during talks with Trump last week that touched on Ukraine, the FT reported.
One person familiar with Xi’s meetings with said that while the leaders had held “frank and direct” talks about Russia and Ukraine, he had not offered an assessment of Putin or the war.
Russia and China unveiled their “no limits” partnership in March 2022 – just three weeks after .
In a recorded video message released yesterday, Putin said: “At present, Russian-Chinese relations have truly reached an unprecedented level.
“Their special nature is reflected in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and trust, a willingness to cooperate on a mutually beneficial and equal basis, engage in respectful dialogue, and support each other on issues affecting the core interests…”
The despot warned that this includes “the protection of sovereignty and national unity.”
Putin and Xi attend a military parade on Victory Day in Moscow in 2025 Credit: Reuters
Trump poses for photos with Xi during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing Credit: AFP
With one eye on the summit in China, the is pursuing its nuclear doctrine back home.
Today, its military has kicked off three days of nuclear exercises in allied Belarus, which borders states Latvia, and Poland.
More than 64,000 people and 7,800 pieces of military equipment will be involved in the drills, which will rehearse “the preparation and use of nuclear forces in the event of aggression”.
Russian rocket forces, the Northern and Pacific fleets, long-range aviation and units from the Leningrad and Central military regions will take part.
An estimated 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 surface ships and 13 submarines including eight strategic nuclear submarines will also be unleashed this week.
Putin has also doubled down on his onslaught in Ukraine despite claiming he wants “peace.”
Drone pummelled port infrastructure in the Ukrainian city of Izmail in the early hours of this morning.
“Port infrastructure facilities in the city of Izmail were damaged,” local officials said on Telegram, adding that nearly all aerial attack weapons were destroyed.
“Fortunately, there were no casualties or significant destruction.”.
Attacks were also reported in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia.
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