Breaking: Russian embassy in China stated that Xi Jinping honoured Putin's aggression against Ukraine

 

This is the translation of the content posted in Chinese by Russian Embassy in China on 25 February 2022:

On 25 February 2022 Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Xi Jinping, the President of the People's Republic of China.

The Russian President informed the Chinese President in detail about the decision to recognize the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic and to carry out special military operations aimed at protecting civilians from genocide, as well as reasons of ensuring the demilitarization and denazification of the Ukrainian state.

Vladimir Putin also noted that he was ready to send a delegation to Minsk to negotiate with Ukrainian representatives, taking into account the signals just received from Kyiv.

Xi Jinping stressed that he respected the actions taken by the Russian leaders in the current crisis situation.

The two sides assessed the current international situation in general and reaffirmed their willingness to further closely coordinate and support each other in the United Nations and other multilateral platforms. They noted that the use of illegal sanctions to achieve the self-interested goals of individual countries must never be allowed. In light of this, the leaders of the two countries emphasized the importance of strengthening bilateral pragmatic cooperation, taking into account the results of their talks in Beijing on 4 February 2022.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Xi Jinping and the Chinese people on the successful hosting of the 24th Winter Olympic Games and the achievements of the national team. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain close contact.

Overall, the call was friendly and constructive, showing that both sides share a principled position on the main issues on the international agenda.