Euronews: Putin-Xi meeting: Russian leader praises China's balance on Ukraine and slams 'unipolar ugliness'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced what he calls Western attempts to create a "unipolar world" as he met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Samarkand.
Putin praised Beijing's "balanced position" on the war in Ukraine - China has pointedly refused to criticise Russia’s action in Ukraine and criticised Western sanctions against Moscow.
Russia, in turn, has strongly backed China amid tensions with the US that followed a recent visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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WNU Editor: From Putin's point of view this meeting was a success. There will be no change in China's policy when it comes to Russia's war against Ukraine.
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