China has "vowed to strengthen its support for Russia" after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Moscow's trading partners, The Telegraph reports, writes UNN.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the two countries should "strengthen mutual support in multilateral forums" after meeting with Russia's foreign minister in Beijing.
On Monday, the US president threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Russia's main trading partners, including China, if Putin does not sign a peace agreement within 50 days.
Xi said after meeting with Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday that trust between China and Russia has become "deeper," and the two states are "creating a model for a new type of international relations."
Beijing, a diplomatic and economic ally of Moscow, claims to maintain neutrality in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the publication notes.
"China's foreign minister said he could not afford Russia to lose the war, as he feared Washington would then turn its attention to Beijing," according to leaked reports of a meeting with EU officials, writes The Telegraph.