China is already bankrolling Putin’s war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping (Getty)

It hardly seems like the most propitious time for Xi Jinping to be visiting Moscow. There’s an international arrest warrant out for his host Vladimir Putin for war crimes, and the man Xi has described as his “best friend” spent the weekend inspecting land he’s snatched from Ukraine — in gross violation of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, which Xi endlessly trumpets.

On the eve of today’s formal talks in the Russian capital, the US said Xi should press Putin to end his barbarity.

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