EU chief Ursula von der Leyen praised the Ukrainian people and promised they would ‘have your European friends by your side as long as it takes’, as President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met to strengthen strategic ties.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen praised the Ukrainian people and promised they would ‘have your European friends by your side as long as it takes’, as President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met to strengthen strategic ties.