{"id":26739,"date":"2025-01-22T06:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T06:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=26739"},"modified":"2025-01-22T06:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T06:24:14","slug":"putin-and-xi-get-on-video-call-hours-after-trump-takes-charge-of-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2025\/01\/putin-and-xi-get-on-video-call-hours-after-trump-takes-charge-of-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin and Xi get on video call hours after Trump takes charge of the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a video call hours after Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday, pledging to bring bilateral ties to “greater heights”, according to state media on both sides.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Calling Xi a “dear friend”, Putin said Russia and China were building ties “on the basis of friendship, mutual trust and support” despite external pressure.<\/p>\n

Xi called on Putin to “continue deepening strategic coordination, firming up mutual support, and safeguarding legitimate interests”.<\/p>\n

Trump on Tuesday\u00a0threatened tariffs on Beijing, calling it “an abuser”, and warned that “big trouble” will come for Moscow if it does not strike a deal to end war in Ukraine, reported BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Putin told Xi, however, that any Ukraine settlement “must respect Russian interests”, according to foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov who spoke to reporters after the call.<\/div>\n
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Beijing has been accused of\u00a0building up Moscow’s war machine\u00a0by providing it with critical components for the conflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Trade between both countries reached a record $240bn (\u00a3191bn) in 2023, up more than 64% since 2021 – before Russia invaded Ukraine.<\/p>\n

“Putin and Xi confirmed readiness to build relations with the US on a mutually beneficial and respectful basis, if the Trump team shows an interest”, Ushakov said.<\/p>\n

He also said, however, that the call was “not connected with Trump’s inauguration in any way”.<\/p>\n

The call lasted about one-and-a-half hours, during which Putin and Xi also discussed the situations in the Middle East, South Korea and Taiwan, according to Ushakov.<\/p>\n

Chinese state media said Xi also expressed readiness to work with Putin in response to “external uncertainties”, without mentioning specifics.<\/p>\n

Xi held a phone call with Trump last week, which the US president described as a “very good” discussion for both countries. They spoke about trade, fentanyl and TikTok, among other things, he said.<\/p>\n

Putin has yet to speak with Trump, but congratulated him on state television hours before the inauguration.<\/p>\n

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