British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confronted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Almost an hour phone conversation over the situation in Ukraine amid fears among Western powers about Beijing’s position on conflict, Downing Street said on Friday.
The call came after NATO leaders urged China to “refrain” supporting Russian war effort and refrain from any actions that would help circumvent penalties.
In a succinct read after the phone for 50 minutes callA No 10 spokesperson said they discussed “a range of Issues of Common interest ‘including the situation in Ukraine.
It was a frank and frank conversation that lasted about an hour and they agreed to talk again soon said the spokesman.
In a statement issued after Thursday’s emergency NATO summit, in Brussels, coalition leaders expressed concern about the statements of Chinese officials and called on them” to stop inflating the Kremlin false novels”.
They include Russian allegations – vehemently denied by the US – that the US funds biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine, while China has resisted calls to condemn invasion.
US President Joe Biden, who wire last A week for Mr. Shi, he said he indicated out That the United States and other foreign companies were so already to withdraw out of Russia because of of The ‘barbarism’ of President Putin behavior.
“me made No threats but me made sure I understand the consequences of “He’s helping Russia,” Biden said. news conspiracy on Thursday at NATO headquarters.
“I think China understands that its economy is future a lot more It is more closely related to the West than it is to Russia. added.
at the same time, in trapped city of Mariupol, authorities said about 300 people Die in Russian airstrike earlier this month on A theater with hundreds of people They were sheltering.
If confirmed, it is likely that lead for renewed calls for Western powers to step up military support for Ukrainian forces.
At the same time, there were indications that Vladimir Putin was forced to rethink the objectives of the war as his forces. remain I stopped in The face of Unexpectedly fierce resistance from the Ukrainians.
The Ministry of Defense said it wasfirst phase” of they military Operations, Russian forces will focus on “Edit” Donbass region Partially controlled by Moscow-backed separatist rebels.
Western officials have claimed that this is an admission that Russian forces are exhausted and may have to “pauseAbout operations Kyiv And other cities while focusing on the East of Country.
“it’s a clear Russia realizes that it cannot continue its operations on Multiple axes simultaneously one official He said.
“So she has to focus forceparticularly its logistical supplies and firepower, on a more limited number of approach ” official added.
The latest Intelligence assessment from the UK Ministry of The Defense Ministry said the Ukrainians continue to pay against Russian forces advance on Capital.
“Ukrainian counter-attacks and downfall of Russian forces back on Extended supply lines, allowed Ukraine to reoccupy cities and defensive attitudes up to 35 km east of Kyiv,” He Said.
Western officials said the Russians continued to suffer heavy losses, including the deliberate killing of a brigade commander by his forces.
NATO has appreciated this in four weeks of Fighting, between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers were killed in combat – For 15,000 they lost it in 10 years in Afghanistan.
western one official claim it of The tactical groups were from the 115th to 120th battalion in which the Russians had start of Operation 20 is no longercombat effective.”
“A month later of Operations somewhere in The region of sixth, and possibly fifth, of The powers are no longer effective, which is very cool set of Statistics” official He said.
