Xi Jinping to Trump: Putin may regret invading Ukraine, FT.
Xi said this as the war enters its fifth year, Russia remains stuck in a battlefield stalemate, and Ukrainian drones keep striking Russian troops and targets deep behind the front.
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Xi made the remark during talks with Donald Trump in Beijing last week.
FT: Xi went further than in past US-China talks on Ukraine.
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Putin now heads to China for a new summit with Xi.
The visit comes four days after Trump met Xi in Beijing and 25 years after Jiang Zemin signed the China-Russia friendship treaty with Putin.
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Putin launched the full-scale invasion in February 2022 — just three weeks after visiting China, where he and Xi declared a “no-limits” partnership.
Four years later, Russia still failed to break Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s deep drone strikes changed the battlefield.
Kyiv now hits Russian troops, logistics, and targets far from the front, including areas near Moscow.
That pressure helped lock the war into a costly stalemate.
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The Biden administration repeatedly accused China of sending dual-use goods that helped Russia sustain its war machine.
The Trump administration also raised concerns — but less often.
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For years, Beijing stayed careful on Ukraine.
Now, days before meeting Putin again, Xi raised the possibility that the invasion may end as a strategic mistake for Moscow.
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Source: ft.com/content/567c57…
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