US President Donald Trump has acknowledged Kyiv’s readiness for a “deal” to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but it takes two to tango. He is now signaling to China, urging joint efforts to persuade Vladimir Putin to reach a peaceful resolution.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked on the phone on Friday over a variety of issues with China announcing that its vice president will attend inauguration ceremonies on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call to discuss ties with Trump, the Ukraine war, and Taiwan. They reaffirmed their "no limits" partnership and shared a vision of a multi-polar world order,

He also said, however, that the call was "not connected with Trump's inauguration in any way". The call lasted about one-and-a-half hours, during which Putin and Xi also discussed