'Completely False': China Rejects Report That Xi Told Trump Putin May 'Regret' Ukraine War

Published on 5/19/2026, 3:03:58 PM

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'Completely False': China Rejects Report That Xi Told Trump Putin May 'Regret' Ukraine War Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 20:33 IST The report said that Xi allegedly made the remark during a private meeting with Trump, who recently visited China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping looks at US President Donald Trump as they attend an event in Beijing.
(AFP photo) China on Tuesday rejected a report by the Financial Times claiming that President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin could “end up regretting" his invasion of Ukraine.
In a post on X, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry shared a screenshot of the report and responded with just two words: “Completely false." Completely false.
pic.twitter.com/cYw96Yxx1S— CHINA MFA Spokesperson 中国外交部发言人 (@MFA_China) May 19, 2026 The Financial Times had reported that Xi made the remarks during a private meeting with Trump in Beijing, suggesting the...

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Published May 19, 2026.

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