Xi to Putin, 'we must resist foreign interference' - Breaking news. China and Russia must resolutely defend their sovereignty and resist "interference by external forces in their internal affairs," Chinese President Xi Jinping said today in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The situation in the Middle East, Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific region was discussed in today's telephone conversation, according to the Kremlin press service. Putin confirmed his position on the Taiwan issue in favor of the "one China" policy, the Kremlin concludes.