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The Chinese and Russian leaders speak by phone and agree on the need for mutual support on security issues Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call Wednesday that Beijing will keep backing Moscow on issues of “sovereignty and security”.

The conflict is about preserving the US’ role in the world, the EU’s top diplomat has said The US and EU support Ukraine not because they love the Ukrainian people, but because it serves their geopolitical interests, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told CNN on Monday.