Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his 'support' for Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday as Russian troops bombard Ukraine.
According to a readout of a call held between the two allies, Xi expressed the importance of rejecting a"Cold War mentality" and said he takes"seriously and respect[s] the reasonable security concerns of all countries."
Putin has attempted to justify his deadly invasion of Ukraine by falsely suggesting Kyiv posed a serious military threat – a threat he has since claimed NATO also poses, despite the alliance's repeated attempts to find a diplomatic solution. In the lead-up to Russia’s invasion, NATO flatly rejected Putin’s repeated demands that Ukraine be barred from joining the 30-member alliance.
A Ukrainian Army soldier inspects fragments of a downed aircraft in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.
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