Trump hopes China will exert pressure on Russia regarding war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said he hopes China will exert pressure on Russia regarding the war in Ukraine and he expects a good meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

He said: "Well, I'd love China to help us out with Russia. We put very big sanctions on Russia. I think those sanctions are going to be, you know, they're very inviting. They're very strong, but I'd like to see China help us out. I have a good relationship with, as you know, President Xi (Jinping), very good. We're going to be meeting. We'll have a good meeting. I'm pretty sure we're going to have a great meeting, maybe a great meeting, but, I think we're going to do some good business."

"One of the things we'll talk about is Russia-Ukraine. They're killing 7,000 people a week. Soldiers, mostly soldiers. I will certainly be talking about that. He'd like to see that end too."