Former ambassador to France Lu Shaye, who enraged many in Europe in 2023 when he questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states and whether Crimea was part of Ukraine, had been appointed China’s ...
Anton Gerashchenko, a former adviser to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, on X: "Putin and XiJinping had a video phone call. Putin waved. XiJinping did not reciprocate the gesture." ...