Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump during talks in Beijing last week that Russian leader Vladimir Putin may ultimately regret launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the Financial Times (FT) report, citing people familiar with the discussions, Xi made the remark during wide-ranging conversations that included Ukraine and broader geopolitical issues.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The talks took place during Trump’s visit to China – only the second meeting between the two leaders since Trump returned to the White House. The FT report also contrasts Xi’s tone in previous engagements. One person familiar with his earlier discussions with former US President Joe Biden said that while talks on Ukraine had been “frank and direct,” Xi had stopped short of offering personal assessments of Putin or the war. Sources cited by the FT said the discussion also included a controversial proposal from Trump that the United States, China, and Russia should cooperate against the International Criminal Court (ICC), suggesting their interests were aligned. While the White House declined to comment on both Xi’s remarks and the ICC discussion, the Trump administration has previously criticized the court, accusing it of political bias, overreach, and infringing on US sovereignty. Some US officials have described the ICC as a tool of “lawfare” against American interests.