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Looks like the Chinese are distancing from Putin & Co
https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/chinas-president-xi-makes-statement-on-ukraine-situation-20220309https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-calls-maximum-restraint-ukraine-2022-03-08/
Chinese president Xi Jinping has called for 'maximum restraint' in Ukraine, marking his strongest statement on the ongoing conflict so far.
According state broadcaster CCTV, President Xi made his statement during a virtual meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday, March 8, where he described the situation in Ukraine as 'worrying'.
During the meeting, Xi reportedly urged the three countries to come together to support peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, saying China was 'pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe'.
The news suggests an the beginnings of a split between the nations, as Beijing appears to become increasingly critical of Putin's 'special military operation' in Ukraine, having earlier refused to condemn the Russian president's actions or call it an invasion.
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