German chancellor urges Xi Jinping to press Russia to end Ukraine war, saying 'China's word carries weight'

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Germany's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says he has urged Xi Jinping to press Russia to end its "senseless" war in Ukraine and that the Chinese president has agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland. Scholz said after a meeting with Xi in Beijing on Tuesday that "China's word carries weight in Russia". "I have therefore asked President Xi to influence Russia so that Putin finally calls off his senseless campaign, withdraw his troops and ends this terrible war," he said on social media platform X. Scholz said Xi had agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland, which is due…