Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin to discuss US & Nato's 'aggressive' talk

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss tensions in Europe and “aggressive” US and Nato rhetoric during a video call on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.

The conversation will take place at a moment of high tension in both countries’ relations with the West, with Beijing under pressure over human rights and Moscow over its build-up of troops near the border with Ukraine.

Russia has cultivated closer ties with China as its relations with the West have worsened.