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Chinese diplomat dismisses report of Xi Jinping’s remark about Ukraine as 'pure fiction'

May 19, 202610 sources

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On 19 May 2026, the Financial Times reported that China's Xi Jinping told US President Trump that Russia's Putin might 'regret' his invasion of Ukraine. A Chinese diplomat dismissed the report as 'pure fiction'. Trump also said Xi never told him that Putin regrets invading Ukraine, echoing Beijing's rebuff.

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