Bloomberg President Joe Biden will speak on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the US leader looks to shore up global pressure on Russia to halt its war in Ukraine. “This is part of our ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. “The two leaders will discuss managing ...

  Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin warned he would cleanse Russia of the “scum and traitors” he accuses of working covertly for the US and its allies, as the government steps up pressure on domestic critics of his war against Ukraine. Facing economic meltdown three weeks into the invasion, the Russian leader accused the West of wanting to destroy Russia in ...

Bloomberg China’s foreign ministry endorsed remarks by its envoy to Ukraine, in which Beijing delivered some of its most supportive comments yet towards the war-torn country. Ambassador Fan Xianrong had told Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyi during a meeting that China was a “friendly country for the Ukrainian people” and would “never attack Ukraine,” according to a summary posted on the ...