Chinese President Xi Jinping has told United States President Joe Biden during a secure video call that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is in “no one’s interest”, Chinese state TV has reported.
The call, which began shortly after 9:00am ET (1300 GMT) on Friday, was months in the making and follows the first virtual meeting between Biden and Xi in November, Al Jazeera reports.
It comes amid US concerns that Beijing may come to Moscow’s aid – either in giving military equipment or in bypassing sanctions – in the increasingly brutal offensive in Ukraine.
