China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.

Shoigu’s visit to China is reportedly a one-day trip. Read also: Chinese companies 'developing' Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine — NV analysis He is expected to discuss the “bilateral agenda” and various international “issues.

China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.

US attempts to sow discord between China and Russia were "doomed to fail", Beijing said on Thursday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to outline Washington's strategy to dilute ties between the two nuclear-powered neighbours.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told senior Kremlin aide Sergei Shoigu on Friday that the two countries were "true friends like steel repeatedly tempered by fire", according to state broadcaster CCTV. "Both sides should continue to strengthen their coordination in international and regional matters,

Tensions flared during the live, televised discussion after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky questioned U.S. President Donald Trump's trust in Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing his past violations of agreements and land grabs—first in 2014 and again with its full-scale invasion in 2022.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and said he was pleased with Moscow’s efforts to hold a summit with the U.S. toward ending the war in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine appears poised to hand key concessions to Russia, leaving Kyiv and its European supporters on the sidelines as they face the prospect of a peace deal made over their heads.

Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Friday.

US President Donald Trump's abrupt pivot to Russia will remould Moscow's ties with China but is unlikely to prise apart its flourishing partnership with Beijing, analysts say.

Despite declaring neutrality in the conflict, China emerged as a key diplomatic and economic backer of Russia since its invasion, with NATO accusing Beijing of powering Moscow’s defense ...