China Minister Lauds Putin for ‘Promoting World Peace’
- Video of unknown origin shows Li Shangfu’s remarks at meeting
- Putin’s Ukraine invasion began Europe’s worst war since 1945
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China’s defense minister congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin for “promoting world peace,” underscoring the warm relations between the two nations more than a year after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine sparked Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.
A clip posted on the Chinese company NetEase Inc.’s short-video platform appears to show Li Shangfu reading prepared remarks in a meeting with Putin and Li’s Russian counterpart on Sunday.