China's Xi says 'no limits' on ties with Putin in anniversary call

Presidents present united front three years after Russia's Ukraine invasion

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Chinese and Russian presidents underscored the durability and the "long-term" nature of their alliance with its own "internal dynamics" in a phone call on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. © Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's President Xi Jinping affirmed his "no limits" partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, China's state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The leaders held the talks as U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a quick deal to end the Ukraine war, raising the prospect that Washington could draw a wedge between Xi and Putin and focus on competing with the world's second largest economy.

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