Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Feb. 25 phone call to resolve their differences with Ukraine through high-level talks. The call took place on Feb. 25 as Russian helicopters and landing forces continued to attack Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. It was also three weeks after the two leaders met on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics that saw Putin as the highest-profile guest attending the ceremony. The call opened with Xi thanking Putin for his attendance at the ceremony, and the two leaders exchanging congratulations for their athletes’ success at the Games. Then Xi, without directly mentioning Russia’s attack launched a day earlier, described the situation in Ukraine as a “dramatic change” and reiterated a need to “respect the reasonable security concerns of all countries.” “China supports Russia in resolving the issue through negotiation with Ukraine,” Xi said, according to a readout from the …