China has rejected President Donald Trump's claims that Chinese President Xi Jinping "conspired" against the United States with the leaders of Russia and North Korea, who arrived in Beijing for the parade, BTA reported.
"China develops diplomatic relations with all countries without targeting third countries," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing. He described as "irresponsible" the statements of European foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas, who called the meeting between the three leaders "a direct challenge" to the international order.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Donald Trump had a sense of humor about the US president's comment that Putin had conspired against the US with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Reuters reported.
Trump said he was "very disappointed" with Putin and suggested in a post on "Truth Social" that Xi, Putin and Kim were conspiring against the US. Putin said his invitation to Trump to visit Russia was "on the table" but that no preparations were currently underway for such a visit. The Russian president extended the invitation when he met with Trump in Alaska last month.