A rift is growing between Xi and Putin after Russia mocked a Ukraine peace plan backed by China

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• Xi is frustrated that Putin won't seek peace in Ukraine, reports say.
• China has touted a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine that Russia hasn't pursued.
• China recently attended a peace summit in Saudi Arabia that was described by Russia as "doomed to fail."

China's leader, Xi Jinping, has been Russian President Vladimir Putin's most important international backer amid the war in Ukraine, with the authoritarian leaders declaring a "no limits" partnership from the outset of the conflict.

But as the war drags on, it seems that China's patience with the Kremlin may be beginning to wear thin, reports say.

A Russian insider told The Institute for the Study of War, a military think-tank, that Moscow had rejected a 12-point peace plan touted by China in February.

They added that members of the Chinese elite were growing increasingly frustrated with the Kremlin's intransigence.

The Financial Times reported that Chinese diplomats who were at a summit to discuss a potential resolution to the conflict in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last weekend were keen to show "China is not Russia." A European diplomat present at the discussions told the FT that China's presence showed Russia was "more and more isolated."

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Everyone else, including the BRICS, wants peace, but Russia wants more war.

Russia rejects peace agreement, insisting its war in Ukraine will rage on 'for the foreseeable future'​

Russia rejects peace agreement, insisting its war in Ukraine will rage on 'for the foreseeable future'

"There are currently no grounds for an agreement," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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[shockedcanadian]

Naturally. If the West learns anything from history and they remove economic.activity from China due to their support of Russia, China will be in for a deep recession. Ironically, removal.of business would also impact Chinas demand of Russian oil, it will decrease in kind.