
Putin proposes deeper ties with China in call with ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian president Vladimir Putin has called on Moscow and Beijing to deepen their strategic ties, as he spoke with “dear friend” Chinese president Xi Jinping on a video call. Putin waved at Mr Xi over the call as he proposed outlining plans to develop the “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation” between Russia and China, strengthening a geopolitical alliance which seeks to weaken western hegemony. “If it takes 5 per cent of GDP to cover defense then so be it, 5 percent it is.” open image in gallery Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said European countries must spend whatever it takes on security Defence spending should not need to be compensated at the expense of healthcare or pensions, he added, saying that is “not fair”. “The Russian armed forces are not just able to compensate for the enormous personnel and material losses, they are successfully rearming,” Germany’s Maj Gen Christian Freuding said.
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