Sidelining Trump, China’s Xi rolls out carpet for Ukraine war aggressors

Putin and Kim’s Beijing meeting underscores China’s influence in rallying authoritarian regimes against the Western-led order, while Trump’s sanctions and tariffs put pressure on US alliances, analysts say.

In a show of solidarity with the aggressors in Europe’s worst war in 80 years, China’s Xi Jinping will convene with his Russian and North Korean counterparts for the first time as Donald Trump and other Western leaders watch on.