By Laurie Chen

BEIJING (Reuters) -Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called on China to stop its economic support of Russia’s war in Ukraine and urged Beijing to join European and U.S. efforts to pressure President Vladimir Putin into a ceasefire during a Tuesday interview.

Tsahkna met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and other officials during a two-day visit to Beijing, the first by an Estonian foreign minister in a decade, in which Russian aggression against Europe and trade were high on the agenda.

“China says that they are not part of this military conflict but I was very clear that China has huge leverage over Russia, every week more and more, because the Russian economy is weak,” Tsahkna told Reuters.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would “work together” with China’s Pr

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