US President Donald Trump has acknowledged Kyiv’s readiness for a “deal” to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but it takes two to tango. He is now signaling to China, urging joint efforts to persuade Vladimir Putin to reach a peaceful resolution.

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked on the phone on Friday over a variety of issues with China announcing that its vice president will attend inauguration ceremonies on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative

He also said, however, that the call was "not connected with Trump's inauguration in any way". The call lasted about one-and-a-half hours, during which Putin and Xi also discussed

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call to discuss ties with Trump, the Ukraine war, and Taiwan. They reaffirmed their "no limits" partnership and shared a vision of a multi-polar world order,