Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via REUTERSRussian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. "The China-Russia relationship today is hard-earned, and the two sides need to cherish and nurture it," Xi told Putin. It singled out the United States for particular criticism. UKRAINEAfter the West imposed the most severe sanctions in modern history on Moscow due to the war in Ukraine, Putin pivoted Russia towards China.

Source: bd News24 May 16, 2024 15:54 UTC