Putin admits to envying China in meeting with President Xi

Vladimir Putin told Xi Jinping that he had looked at China's proposals for a resolution of the Ukraine conflict and that he viewed them with respect.
Speaking at informal talks in the Kremlin at the start of the Chinese leader's state visit to Moscow, Mr Putin also said that Russia was "slightly envious" of China's rapid development in recent decades.
Mr Xi told the Russian president that he was "convinced" that Mr Putin enjoyed the Russian people's support ahead of a presidential election scheduled for next year.
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[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

"Your re-election" "Yes the photocopier worked overnight, thanks for lending it to us"

[@fire-n-smoke2878]

What is the point of the American system where the votes are stolen, anyway!

[@mattk4110]

😂😂😂

[@Sh0rtsYT]

I didn’t realise Biden was there too

[@dstar8487]

​@@Sh0rtsYT 😂

[@fredmercury1314]

They're now posting it back to America for the 2024 Biden win.

[@oldskoolordie]

They’re not perfect but China and Russia are on the right side imo.

[@Greatdane-qf8kd]

On the right side of what??

[@KINGPHANTOMw85]

@@Greatdane-qf8kd History and ride side of GOD at the moment. America is babylon

[@TacticalChick3n]

​@@KINGPHANTOMw85 which god?

[@KINGPHANTOMw85]

@@TacticalChick3n There's only one god that foretold a china, iran and russia aliance thousands of years ago ;)

[@barriewilliams4526]

Evil greeting evil......

[@mc8631]

😏😏

[@maozedong8370]

Yeah... because the US is so righteous. 😒

[@barriewilliams4526]

@@maozedong8370 I didn't see any Americans there?

[@samuelgalea7679]

Stick to your peaceful BLM t shirt

[@thewedge8823]

someones been watching too many marvel movies .... Evil lmao

[@sumiland6445]

Yikes!

[@leonmayne797]

'Words of peace, but no treaty, are a sign of a plot.' Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

[@leoyang887]

pretty sure Sun Tzu didn't say that.

[@leonmayne797]

@@leoyang887 Uh, pretty sure he did since I read it in The Art of War.

[@leoyang887]

@@leonmayne797 maybe I remembered wrong

[@jerrynonofbss2588]

Pretty sure the UkroNazi of Zelensky didn't read the book.

[@lillyshi2705]

😁What Plots?? Is a bigger Plots than freebies military Weapons ?

[@sophiaabramovich8401]

I thought Asians were shorter but Putin takes a cake each time

[@thomasherrin6798]

Pity he didn't put the cake stand under his feet!?!

[@greentea8852]

Why people attack physical appearance as if they are perfect?

[@sophiaabramovich8401]

@@greentea8852 maybe bc he's so evil & it's important to him to look powerful. No one attacks Zelensky & he's also short but doesn't kill families

[@robertsteele474]

Putin is the same height as Zelelnskyy and Xi is the same height as Biden.

[@sophiaabramovich8401]

@@robertsteele474 Zelensky is a man & Putin is a bunker rat

[@oldgreggscreamybaileys6618]

He’s wearing heels 😂

[@robertsteele474]

Applebox Zelenskyy??

[@honestplayer8004]

We don’t want world war again 😢

[@thomasherrin6798]

Tell them that, they are the instigators!?!

[@Sh0rtsYT]

Thank God China are attempting to broker a peace deal. If it was down to the US we’d be puddling this war for the next two decades just like we did Iraq and Afghanistan

[@bigblue7091]

Behold It's Goons like this that are PowerDrunk Minds "..

[@NieRamen]

They won't stand a chance if they start a world war

[@TAURON85]

Then tell murrica and England not to provoke it. Lol

[@AzguardMike]

he actually said ADMIRE not envy.

[@thomasherrin6798]

Maybe it's because he gets away with more absolute whopping lies to his citizens, who knows!?!

[@xo121w]

no he didnt

[@lifeclip9878]

​@@xo121w either way the context was he was heaping praise on China economy. Great partnership imo

[@VladGolgotha]

jealous in a good way

[@xo121w]

@@lifeclip9878 OK but he said envy.

[@ballubodalawala7662]

America and Europe under pressure after this

[@thomasherrin6798]

Hardly, Russia is having trouble after it barbarically picked on its neighbour, and China dare not!?!

[@TheRealBlackYoda]

China is Putin them to shame……I’m here all week.

[@bwear9012]

Do ya do Parties?

[@billy4072]

Keep your friends close , your enemies....etc etc.

[@r0bdas15]

He's looking very healthy and fit the man from the KGB,with everything they said about him.

[@thomasherrin6798]

Luckily for Xi Putin out on fresh diapers!?!

[@oligreen1192]

Remember how they said he s got cancer. They love to hate him. But he is James Bond of our times

[@lillyshi2705]

😂 Western media lies.

[@richardcory5024]

@@oligreen1192 Well, he doesn't go anywhere without a team of oncologists and I don't suppose they are there just to ask him for his autograph.

[@richardcory5024]

@@lillyshi2705 Yes he is so healthy he can't walk properly. The camera doesn't lie. How about Eastern media lies?

[@lunatunauk3100]

Two of the biggest oppressors on the planet.

[@jasonhawkings4479]

OH DEAR 😮

[@larrytalbot3824]

Freddy & Jason.

[@simonlewis720]

Two people who are incapable of telling the truth

[@centaurus5676]

Zelensky and Johnson weren't in attendance.

[@fire-n-smoke2878]

And what is truth... Or the Truth?

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@centaurus5676 anti-semite Hitler was 1 too

[@cheekytyke]

I wonder who’s top?

[@johnmorton7385]

Xi forgot his whip and leash and Putin forgot his mask and mouth gag.

[@yzhang9265]

Hope China gives Ukraine and Russia a 'bridge' to negotiate rather than escalating the war and keep the nuclear power plant safe and keep any nuclear weapon and chemical weapon away - for the sake of all European people! All the politicians and rich people will run to the US to escape the disaster - only normal public will suffer the consequence 😥

[@bigblue7091]

PowerDrunk Leaders have an Atmosphere War to Prevent, Glacier Meltdown will be Gargantuan & Catastrophic

[@lowruna]

Negotiation ended when they issued the international arrest warrant against Putin.

[@MyMayPeX]

China can tell Russia to surrender the stolen territories back to Ukraine, no other deal is acceptable

[@alexanderdantonio8999]

Was putin talking about Xi towering over him like the jolly green giant even with his lifts in?

[@cassetoi09]

China won the battle of the lifts. Shall we add 3 inches, hell lets add 8

[@leemurphyhaverhill]

Putin would destroy him. He Former KGB

[@lukaha5545]

Lol how typical.. making fun of something someone cant control

[@cassetoi09]

@@lukaha5545 Russian shill alert!

[@lukaha5545]

@@cassetoi09 im Croatian.

[@tonyatgoogle6076]

Come on China, stop this war.

[@paultalbot89]

only america can stop this war. they are the guilty pary.

[@thomasherrin6798]

Not a chance, they have Russia up to their necks in dodo!?!

[@richardcory5024]

How can China do that? Why would China do that? So long as Russia is at war, China gets a big discount on Russian oil.

[@VL-inquisitor]

A stark contrast between the largest and 2nd largest economies in the world. The first is all about hegemony, conflicts, destruction. The second one, however, promotes dialogue, peace, construction, which is fully manifested in the peace deal it recently brokered between Iran and Saudi Arabia. As such, the world is looking forward to another monumental peace-making deal by China in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

[@eatinsomtin9984]

This is true but, China is a dying state

[@MyMayPeX]

If China can kindly tell Russian to sod off and release the stolen territory back to Ukraine that would be nice. Until then, more orcs will have to die for their transgressions

[@user-hg9ij7rf1f]

🇷🇺❤️🇨🇳。。👍👍

[@skippyshake]

Yeah right, China promotes such dialogue and peace that its citizens are momentarily rounded up and beaten if they dare to criticse dictator Xi or the sacred commie party.

[@MRFUCKOFF202]

Hahahahahaha And Ted Bundy was promoting women's rights

[@MinhInc]

Powerful guys..

[@chungus8078]

They are weak next to mark zuckerberg and Jeff bezos

[@evgeniybastrykov]

I don’t know about Xi, but Putin has long lost his international prestige, and the charges against him will lead to his arrest when he decides to leave Russia.

[@deepblack2193]

They’ll be dead just like everyone else

[@mikek8402]

Winnie the Pooh meets a war criminal. Cartoons gettin real serious.

[@vlastimil1973]

Whatever... USA is using Ukraine.

[@benyounger3416]

This guy needs putin in his place

[@vision-oe7hx]

Putin has that suspect grin

[@da90sReAlvloc]

@ 2020 vision no that's his g@y look

[@thomasherrin6798]

It's the Botox!?!

[@bigblue7091]

Seen it years Ago , It's a Supercilious Grin "...

[@nbgoodiscore1303]

Reminds me of Jeff the killer

[@mapleleafer74]

Too massive criminals in one room, wow.

[@mc8631]

Hihihihihahaha😂😂

[@michaelmajek5190]

And Boris and Biden are law abiding??

[@dfluke3698]

If it wasn’t so effing serious and potentially catastrophic it would be a bloody good comedy show 😳

[@anhconroy6172]

Was Russia seriously hoping that Xi would give them something in arms? Funny

[@kkiissssiikk]

Western news

[@EskiLdn]

the left has me so afraid that im actually rooting for russia and china now

[@ArmandoAguilar93]

And there it is lol

[@oldskoolordie]

America has murdered millions but are seen as world police? It’s sick.

[@bluemarlin9110]

I cannot believe time has come to fear both left and right. if we fear both left and right, where can we be, definitely not in the middle :(

[@saveachildkillacaucroach4266]

@@ArmandoAguilar93 Better that than feminism

[@victorchizurum3979]

Don’t envy your brother

[@kkiissssiikk]

The difference of languages. English has two words “envy” (move on a negative side) and “admire” (more of a respect meaning). In Russian it’s one word, plus he said «немножко завидуем» which has a positive contexts of putting China on following example of the achievement as a challenge to yourself.

[@barryc1968]

Neither is capable of friendship.

[@Chinasaige]

The telegraph："We want to be America's most loyal servant, reject world peace, and overthrow dictators."

[@peterrowley8377]

Your slanty government only tries to look after the genocidal maniac Putin.

[@simongills2051]

Putin is looking stiffer, older.

[@VeratikoYT]

I know right? It's almost like he's a human being

[@thomasherrin6798]

​@@VeratikoYT Well a human being with an arrest warrant for war crimes, so maybe not a nice human being but a murderous thieving Kleptocrat!?!

[@richardcory5024]

Shorter too.

[@NieRamen]

Noway your telling me he looks older because he got older omg your a genius someone give this man a Nobel prize in science!

[@mattAVFC44]

Battlefield 4 looking more and more likely each year

[@ivanbodurov1268]

Strange, I expected only negative comments on this channel..

[@Andreylarin1]

Because the majority of commentators are bots

[@richardcory5024]

@@Andreylarin1 And The Telegraph has always had a soft spot for Chinese cash.

[@petevan8942]

Weasels

[@edgardopangilinan6334]

Yes he envies bcoz..in proc..people are subjects n dispensable like the canon fodders orcs

[@syung8754]

Congratulations on your re-rection!!! 😂

[@kkiissssiikk]

Other countries prefer political theater and politicians careerists, who take no responsibility after they short gone.

[@syung8754]

@@kkiissssiikk grammatical errors does not excuse dicktators!!

[@dreamvspicchita]

I love two Leaders

[@da90sReAlvloc]

@ dream Vs picchita. Well obviously your a Hitler fan

[@scalarnai]

Truely great leaders Slava Russia, Jia yoe China 💪💪💪

[@dreamvspicchita]

@@scalarnai our proudness

[@newcastlemad4031]

There a couple of dictators they both run for cover when anyone sneezes

[@deepblack2193]

Troll

[@Tom-hd7ed]

P: "I'm happy for your Re re re re re re re re re re election my dear Xi" X: " What is an election?" P: "My dear fellow"

[@lillyshi2705]

Elected themselves to lunacy

[@kkiissssiikk]

And, some countries just put a new appointed puppet

[@yozmatoz]

Nice to see Winnie the poo and piglet reunited!

[@hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP]

Why does Putin look to the ground, why doesn't he look him in the face? Is he embarrassed?

[@MyMayPeX]

Of course he is, Russia is desperate to turn to allies because of their blunder.

[@MrG100000008]

That's Winnie the Pooh and the proper Poo

[@gulya2079]

There was a meeting between kunghfu panda and judo gopher. It seems strong handshakes can turn into a combat gripping… Bet who will fail

[@ddddd1ais]

I think your old senile President Biden will lose

[@chengzhang9175]

some bald eagle will fail

[@mc8631]

❤❤

[@newcastlemad4031]

Congratulations on your reelection lol didn’t he just change the law to stay in power there going to hold each over s ball s for three days

[@jocelynf1ores101]

Wow Xi is actually 5ft11

[@da90sReAlvloc]

@ Jocelynf 1ores really then Putin must be really short. Any idea how tall he is

[@richardcory5024]

@@da90sReAlvloc About 5 feet tall, max.

[@robertsteele474]

@@da90sReAlvloc Xi and Putin are the same height as Biden and Zelenskyy.

[@li4398]

Mr “desperate” meets Mr “self interest”

[@giorgi8272]

❤❤❤

[@hsffaudioblog]

Name two leaders everyone will be happy seeing them go.

[@jamesgolding4338]

Rishi and Biden

[@dexocube]

@@jamesgolding4338 Well I sure wouldn't miss 'em but by god they're still far better than the last incumbents eh?

[@scottyc7220]

Trudeau and Macron

[@shutitdown7069]

Biden and Ursula

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@jamesgolding4338 trump and Johnson

[@Manofthehour2050]

Xi voice is deep. I know a lot of Chinese people. Theirs ain

[@sovkhan4359]

That’s probably the only reason why he’s president because his is the only balls that have dropped in Chinese history 🤣🤣

[@markvenediktov6930]

and the western world cried lol

[@richardcory5024]

Laughed more like.

[@barbarazebrowska6713]

😀👍

[@sankofaha7557]

Good countries

[@da90sReAlvloc]

@ sankofa. Then go and live there then and since your so in love with both these countries then join the army and defend them

[@waynesalvidge8244]

Wow Putin must be a small man, he’s smaller than a Chinese man. 😂.

[@abdirahmanabdullahi9087]

Small but have smart mind

[@Ast151]

@@abdirahmanabdullahi9087 what smart mind does he have? To make the economy depend on oil? Even rabbit can do that

[@thedadmeister6392]

Xi Jinping is actually quite tall around 5'10 I think. Chinese people are not that short, that's just a stereotype, maybe not as tall as Europeans on average but they are not the smallest in the world.

[@mitchie2267]

People from Northern China are really tall.

[@pictzone]

@@thedadmeister6392 they were small in the past because they weren't eating right. now china became rich and they are growing to their full height

[@martyndavid2094]

The west have a lot to learn

[@2010georgiost]

Apparently, Xi is bringing much-appreciated candy to Putin.

[@hashtagspandas4070]

Justice 😬

[@thomasherrin6798]

..........awaits Putin!?!

[@hashtagspandas4070]

@@thomasherrin6798 no I was quoting the video 😬 that’s us in the west lol

[@ramkumarram4037]

Two disasters of 21st century.

[@user-hv4kg8dy1b]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@orvalprosacco1951]

Is Russia already bowing to China? They made a whole show of Xi's arrival, it's funny to watch.

[@Bendis.]

Give back Amur!

[@willcotterill867]

Winnie the Poohtin

[@Asif24960]

Teo top G’s

[@dvdi3800]

It's reminiscent of the meeting/alliance between two tyrants Hitler and Stalin in World War 2. History repeating today.

[@charliemansfield6409]

Is that putin being a beta male? 😂

[@thomasherrin6798]

Xi thought he was sitting down!?!

[@charliemansfield6409]

@@thomasherrin6798 putin's fangirling Big style

[@curranhouse]

Winnie the Pooh meets Eeyore the donkey...

[@ikwuegbubright4188]

Respect presido

[@moderneurope]

News from Russia today: Nine leaders of one of Russia's oldest human rights groups, Memorial, have been targeted in raids on their homes, 15 months after their organization was shut down by the courts. Among them was Memorial's co-chair, Oleg Orlov, who is facing a criminal case for "discrediting" the military. Founded in 1989, Memorial aimed to remember millions of innocent people persecuted by Soviet repression. But it was liquidated ahead of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

[@kkiissssiikk]

Like it’s not the same in every other country. 😂

[@jamestopham7744]

Chinnaaaaaaaaaa

[@bmx08]

O chinês consegue ser mais alto que putin😂

[@mrrm5280]

Northern Chinese can be very tall, like Northern European.

[@truth-uncensored2426]

Vc conseguiu ser burro usando dois esteriótipos diferentes ambos baseados em ignorância. Primeiro que todos os chineses são baixos, o que não é verdade, a nova geração tem uma média de altura equivalente a vários países do sul da Europa, como Itália ou Espanha, e os chineses do norte do país costumam ser mais altos do que a média. Segundo, que a altura de um líder tem alguma coisa a ver com a dominância dele ou com sua capacidade de liderar, o que é totalmente falso, só gente ignorante acha que a altura de um cara determina a sua capacidade de liderança ou o nível de poder que ele vai ter pra influenciar as pessoas, tem vários exemplos de líderes na história que foram baixos e foram grandes líderes.

[@korzeniek78]

And from now on the dragon will start swallowing the bear slowly. This is the end of Putin.

[@kayusiu568]

The Axis Power 2.0😈

[@thomasherrin6798]

Two Buffon's 2.0, both economies are in a pickle and Putin's three day war is dragging on a bit!?!

[@karantikoo9302]

@@thomasherrin6798 russian economy is so bad that American banks are collapsing lol

[@raven-wf9so]

Chinas chump ✌️

[@ENGLISHISBEST]

I wonder what the Chinese leader really thinks of him.. ?

[@richardcory5024]

He despises him for being such a failure, as the Ukraine war has revealed.

[@compass2201]

Think it's obvious Xi doesn't like Putin at all, but Russia is a great socio economic partner for China.

[@jasongeorgeson8551]

Wondered if he could eat him

[@harmless6813]

"Damn, he looks even worse in real life."

[@leoyang887]

Understand his intention, but he is too ruthless... The best weapon in modern warfare is not hyper-sonic missile, but economy, from this perspective Putin is going to a gun fight with a knife.

[@user-hg9ij7rf1f]

🇷🇺❤️🇨🇳。。👍👍

[@alexandrecordeiro4957]

xi,wants to bring fairness and justice to the world ,what a comedian.

[@huanluo1741]

所以，越南战争，叙利亚战争，利比亚战争，南斯拉夫战争，伊拉克战争，阿富汗战争……都是中国发动的？对吗😅

[@huanluo1741]

所以想要沙地阿拉伯和以色列联合起来对抗伊斯兰什叶派伊朗的幕后黑手是中国？ 所以前几天是在华盛顿沙地阿拉伯和伊朗达成和解的对吗？狗屎…

[@denisem6790]

In the world power competition - China will take the gold position, Russia recognizes and accepts the silver....and the biggest baby will be handed the bronze and never get over it.

[@yuj2251]

Full of jealous and hate....😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevinn4388]

Like a couple of spitting image puppets but far more dangerous!

[@oligreen1192]

Two most powerful leaders on the planet right now. Eu and Us and split lit scared puppies

[@AravinthanS.Manoharan]

😅. No fights with citizens like Russia. 😮.

[@sam69xxx1]

Who cares..

[@melidareichert6720]

I don’t know Russian friends country except Belarus and China. Interesting why 🤔

[@fredmercury1314]

Oh, right? Is that a bad thing now, then? Because when Justin Trudoh said he liked China's "basic" dictatorship, it seemed as though the media thought it was a good thing...

[@dianebell3653]

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

[@VahitOruc_vahitoruc]

🤔

[@hamtan99]

jealousy.

[@aliocal6613]

Başkanlarıma Sayğılar, Dünya + bütün gezegenler satranç şampiyonu

[@japutaruko8052]

Union of the two superpowers, never in history has ever happened like this. 🇷🇺🇨🇳❤

[@kingarthur7250]

Super powers lol....they fo have in common though their utter hate for their own people. They treat them like cattle to the slaughter. They we will both go bankrupt as rest of world turns away from them.

[@MyMayPeX]

Maybe in your dreams

[@lillyshi2705]

@@MyMayPeX 😁 Wake Up PRX The 🌎🌍🌏 moved on Russia was Greater than Western and Eastern Europe in history for long long time China had Lead the world until 250 years ago. For over 5,000 years. Now we leads in many fields again🌎🌍🌏 It's not a not 👁️👀🙏👀👁️👀👀 situations for your leadership of USA 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

[@chengzhang9175]

@@MyMayPeX don't panic buddy

[@peterrowley8377]

Who said Russia was a super power. They show their true weakness in their pathetic armies. Devastated by corruption and imperialistic ideas from a madman.

[@TheTraveler2222]

Glad to see the 2 leaders of the free world United and Strong!

[@andyhunt8601]

F me is Xi big or is Putin Tiny??

[@thomasherrin6798]

Both are tiny, that might be the problem, like Jack Russells!?!

[@jocelynf1ores101]

@@thomasherrin6798 xi is 5ft11

[@fitfinlay999]

The all new axis of evil 😈

[@oligreen1192]

West is evil. Putin and Ci are phenomenal leaders of their people

[@jeshkam]

Alfa Male and...the kremlin dwarf.

[@sergeysergeev7564]

Already tired of the theme of Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine is a foreign country to us, let him live as he wants. Why do we get into his showdown with Russia and at the same time spoil relations with Russia? For what? Who is Ukraine to us? I absolutely do not care what will happen to Ukraine, for me it is a foreign country. What do we need now to fight with Russia because of any country on earth?

[@alasdadslkas8083]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@honestplayer8004]

They looks happy 🎉

[@oligreen1192]

Viva to good future. Their prospects will benefit us if only our leaders wake up and think about people needing energy, resources, food

[@David-mw3sb]

The euro jewish hegemony may finally be meeting its match.