Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered his aides to find ways to help Russia, but in a way that does not fall under the sanctions that Western countries have imposed on Russia for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the American newspaper The Washington Post writes, citing two sources in China and the United States..

Since the beginning of the invasion 100 days ago, the Russian authorities have repeatedly asked China to help economically, but Beijing is afraid of US sanctions, the newspaper emphasizes that such requests from the Russian Federation irritate China.

The newspaper writes that Russian diplomats asked China at least twice for new forms of economic support.. They pointed to trade commitments that were made prior to the February 24 invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops..

Chinese official tells WP talks are 'tense'.

" But we cannot ignore our own position in this dialogue either.. China will always act in the best interests of the Chinese people,"

At the diplomatic level, China supports the Russian Federation. The Celestial Empire shifts responsibility for the war to the United States and NATO, and calls the sanctions " China abstains from UN Security Council vote on resolutions criticized by Russia.

But the Kremlin sees such support as insufficient, Moscow sources say.. One of them said that Russia's war against Ukraine dragged on longer than China expected.. Beijing signaled to Moscow that a cessation of fighting would "

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