Xi and Putin criticise US defence plans but fail to seal Power of Siberia 2 pipeline
China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin used their May summit to jointly criticise US missile‑defence initiatives, accusing Washington of threatening global security. The leaders did not reach agreement on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, a proposed 50 billion cubic metre pipeline from Russia’s Arctic to China via Mongolia. Disputes over […]