US State Department: Xi Jinping had to convince Putin to "de-escalate" Ukraine

“This meeting (of Xi Jinping and Putin. -

) should have provided China with an opportunity to call on Russia to follow the diplomatic path and de-escalate in Ukraine,” a State Department spokesman quoted TASS as saying.

Earlier, the Kremlin press service published a joint statement by Russia and China on international relations entering a new era and global sustainable development.

US Presidential Press Secretary Jen Psaki, commenting on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, said that Washington has its own relationship with Beijing.