Putin Congratulates Trump, Sets Condition for Ukraine Talks, France Fears ‘Europe Could Be Crushed’
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday (January 20) on taking office hours before Trump’s inauguration in Washington and said he was open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms.Putin, who said he wanted to secure long-lasting peace in Ukraine rather than a short ceasefire, made the comments during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council.Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping has dispatched a top official to join the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump in Washington. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng is the most senior Chinese official to attend a US inauguration.He met incoming US Vice President JD Vance on Jan.19, in a trip seen as Beijing’s goodwill gesture towards Trump and his incoming cabinet of China hawks. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION3:38 XI JINPING SENDS DEPUTY TO ATTEND TRUMP INAUGURATION 5:26 ORBAN ANNOUNCES ‘OFFENSIVE TO OCCUPY BRUSSELS’ 6:23 ‘EUROPE COULD BE CRUSHED’7:22 ‘NOT A WARMONGER’ UK PRAISE FOR TRUMP
