China's Xi criticises sanctions on Russia

Kyiv: China says President Xi Jinping has criticised  sanctions imposed on Russia over its war against Ukraine as "harmful  to all sides," in a video summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

China has largely backed Russia in blaming the US



and its allies for provoking the conflict and has abstained in votes at the United Nations over whether to condemn Moscow for its actions.In its readout of Tuesday's conversation, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said Xi expressed "anxiety and deep pain" over the fighting.