During his state visit to China, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, told a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that he was 'grateful to our Chinese friends and colleagues for the initiatives they put forward to solve the Ukrainian problem'. He also said the two countries had 'independent ... foreign policies' and called for a more 'just and democratic multipolar world order'

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2024 03:34 UTC