The Latest Breaking News from Xi Jinping

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke for more than four hours in a meeting at the Kremlin, warmly praising each other as a "dear friend".

"In love, there is always one who kisses, and one who offers the cheek." That French proverb was borrowed by Winston Churchill's daughter to describe the British prime minister's relationship during World War II with US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. When observing the optics of Xi Jinping's three-day state visit…

Russian leader reacts to comments by UK defence minister that Britain will supply armour-piercing rounds to Kyiv

The Russian leader said Moscow will ‘respond accordingly’ if the West supplies weapons ‘with a nuclear component’ to Ukraine.

Kremlin toasts the Russian-Chinese partnership, which appears warm but far from equal

Don’t support ‘illegal war’ in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg urges Xi Jinping

Presidents Xi and Putin hail a close strategic partnership as Western sanctions on Russia open a door for trade with China.

But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’

Russia’s invasion has created the need for old alliances to be strengthened and new alliances to be forged, writes Kim Sengupta

The supreme leader accuses Washington of starting the war, saying it benefits US weapons manufacturers.

Russia and China issued a joint statement on Thursday following talks between presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Here is the section of the statement that relates to the war in Ukraine.