China Says Report That Xi Said Putin Would Regret Invasion Is Completely Fabricated Out of Thin Air

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]China rejected claims that Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin would regret invading Ukraine, calling the report completely fabricated out of thin air.

[00:00:10]The denial followed a Financial Times story amid Xi-Trump the US discussions in Beijing.

[00:00:16]Putin arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit during a summit with talks expected to cover bilateral ties and the power of Siberia to gas pipeline.

[00:00:25]A separate allegation that Trump proposed a US-China-Russia block against the ICC was also denied.

[00:00:32]The visit underscores ongoing Sino-Russian cooperation despite tensions as Ukraine's drone strikes and Russian domestic challenges continue and Zelenskyy described a Kyiv area attack as retaliation for Russian strikes.