In his conversation with China’s Xinhua news agency, Putin emphasized Russia’s commitment to dialogue and negotiation as the means to resolve the conflict, which has persisted for over two years. He praised China’s approach, noting that it takes into account the root causes of the crisis and promotes constructive steps to overcome the Cold War mentality.
“We are positive in our assessment of China’s approach to solving the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said, according to a Russian-language transcript on the Kremlin website. “In Beijing, they truly understand its root causes and its global geopolitical meaning.”
