Financial Times: Xi Told Trump 'Putin Might Regret Invading Ukraine'
The Financial Times reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Beijing last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin might ultimately regret invading Ukraine. According to sources familiar with the U.S. assessment of the meeting, Trump also suggested that the leaders of the U.S., China, and Russia should cooperate against the International Criminal Court (ICC), stating their interests were aligned. The White House and the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. have declined to comment.
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(CNA, Washington, 18th, Comprehensive Foreign Report) The Financial Times reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin might ultimately regret invading Ukraine. The report, citing multiple people familiar with the U.S. assessment of last week's 'Trump-Xi meeting' in Beijing, said that Xi and Trump discussed a wide range of issues, during which Xi made the above remark when Ukraine was mentioned. Trump also suggested that the leaders of the U.S., China, and Russia should cooperate to counter the International Criminal Court (ICC), claiming their interests were aligned. Xi's comment on Putin's 2022 decision to fully invade Ukraine appears to be a step further than in the past. A person familiar with Xi's meetings with former U.S. President Joe Biden revealed that although the two leaders had 'frank and direct' conversations on the Russia-Ukraine issue in the past, Xi had never offered an opinion on Putin and the Russia-Ukraine war. Putin is expected to arrive in China on the 19th for talks with Xi. Xi had hosted Trump just four days prior. The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. did not respond to a request for comment. The White House declined to comment. Documents related to the Trump-Xi meeting released by the Trump administration yesterday did not mention any conversation about Putin or the Russia-Ukraine war. The White House also refused to comment on the remarks regarding the International Criminal Court. However, the Trump administration has strongly opposed the actions of the ICC in the past, accusing it of politicization, abuse of power, disregard for U.S. national sovereignty, and improper judicial overreach. Some officials have described the ICC as a tool for waging so-called 'lawfare' against the United States. (Translator: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150519