China’s support for Moscow has grown since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Pool photo by Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images

Xi and Putin vow to deepen ties as Trump’s return sparks anxiety – POLITICO

21 Jan 2025, 15:48 by Elena Giordano · POLITICO

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to boost cooperation between Moscow and Beijing one day after Donald Trump returned as U.S. president.

The two leaders held a call Tuesday to discuss “new plans for the development of the Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation,” according to a transcript of their conversation published on the Kremlin’s website.

Addressing Putin as his “dear friend,” Xi said China and Russia should jointly support the U.N.-centered international system and defend the post-World War II global order.