BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping on Monday held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Xi says bilateral ties show China, Russia good neighbors, true friends

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping said on Monday that history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development.

Xi made the remarks when talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone.

He also said that China-Russia ties enjoy strong internal driving force and unique strategic value, adding that the relationship does not target any third party nor would it be influenced by any third party.

Putin says Russia commits to eliminating root causes of Russia-Ukraine conflict, achieving sustainable, lasting peace solution

Xi says China is happy to see Russia and relevant parties make positive efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping said Monday that China is happy to see Russia and relevant parties make positive efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis.

Xi made the remarks when talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone.

Xi stressed that at the beginning of the overall escalation of the Ukraine crisis, he put forward the "four-should" and other basic proposals for resolving the crisis.

In September last year, China and Brazil, together with some countries of the Global South, set up the Group of Friends for Peace on the Ukraine crisis to create an atmosphere and accumulate conditions for promoting the political settlement of the crisis, Xi noted.

The two sides also agreed to maintain communication and coordination through various means.

Xi says China-Russia ties have strong internal driving force and unique strategic value

Xi says China-Russia relationship does not target any third party nor would it be influenced by any third party

Xi says China-Russia ties will proceed with ease, inject positive energy into intl relations

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday over phone that despite changes in the international situation, China-Russia relations will proceed with ease, which will help each other's development and revitalization, and inject stability and positive energy into international relations.