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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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​China’s delicate dance on Ukraine

Over 18 months of war, President Xi Jinping’s pledge of “friendship without limits” with Russia has repeatedly been tested. China blames the West for Russia’s invasion and continues to buy Russia’s oil at discount prices, but it has also refused to endorse Russian claims on Ukrainian land and offers itself as a neutral player that wants peace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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The Saudis want to be peacemakers in Ukraine

The Ukraine diplomatic sweepstakes continue with representatives from more than 40 countries set to gather this weekend in the Saudi city of Jeddah to try and forge a path towards peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Kyiv will attend the conference, but Russia wasn’t invited – though the Kremlin says it’ll watch the shindig closely.

Xi Jinping during the China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an.
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Will China end Russia’s war?

China is the one country that has both the carrots and the sticks to persuade Putin and Zelensky to accept tough-to-swallow compromises.