Vladimir Putin ‘slams Xi Jinping for not helping in sanctions-busting & blames “a*****e” foreign minister for failure’

VLADIMIR Putin called his foreign tirade about Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s failure to help in sanctions busting, it’s been claimed. During his rant, the Russian tyrant called his foreign minister an “a******e” as he blamed him for the failure to secure China’s support. EyevineVladimir Putin launched into a foul mouthed rant about Xi Jinping[/caption] AlamyXi Jinping has been reluctant to help Russia, fearing reprisals[/caption] At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia was hit with wide ranging sanctions aimed at crippling its economy following the unprovoked invasion of its neighbour. China’s President Xi is one of Putin’s closest allies and has failed to condemn his invasion of Ukraine. But there have been reports that Russia has become frustrated at Beijing’s failure to provide financial and technological support subject to sanctions by the US, UK and other countries. According to the General SVR telegram channel, at a recent meeting Putin expressed his personal dissatisfaction with Xi Jinping “in harsh and obscene terms”. READ MORE ON VLADIMIR PUTIN BLOODY REVENGE Putin loses his 50TH COLONEL in Ukraine as Russian death toll 'hits 31,000' KILLER VLAD Putin murdered my husband Alex Litvinenko after he warned Vlad would start WW3 Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov also felt Putin’s sharp tongue and the Russian leader “laid part of the responsibility for the failure in negotiations with China” on him. As Lavrov tried to speak Putin interrupted him and called him “an a*****e”, says General SVR , which is reportedly run by a Kremlin insider. Despite China and Russia declaring their “no limits” friendship before the war, Beijing has been reluctant to help Russia evade sanctions. Russia at least two occasions pressed Beijing to offer new forms of economic support in what that one Chinese official described as “tense” negotiations, the Washington Post reports. Most read in News STRUCK OUT Train & Tube chaos to erupt again as 50k walk out in biggest strike in 33 YEARS BLADE ALERT Pupils hide under desks as knife-wielding gang storm school grounds ALDI GUN PANIC Aldi supermarket horror as two people are shot dead in store HELL RIDE Brit tourist ‘raped by taxi driver who took her to remote spot instead of hotel' TRAIN PERV I saw creepy man filming me on the train for 20 minutes - but I caught him out ONE TO WATCH Mystery as ‘UFO’ spotted in the sky as Royals watch flypast on palace balcony Beijing fears the United States and its allies could cut China off from critical technology as well as target its financial system. A person in Beijing with direct knowledge of the discussions said the “understand” Russia’s “predicament”. “But we cannot ignore our own situation in this dialogue,” they said. “China has made clear its position on the situation in Ukraine, and on the illegal sanctions against Russia. China will always act in the best interest of the Chinese people.” In the meantime, Xi has tasked his officials with coming up with ways China can help without violating sanctions, the paper adds. Read More on The Sun CARD SHARP The common credit card mistake that could be costing you THOUSANDS WING WOMAN My mum signed me up for Love Island without telling me It comes as one expert said Putin faces being killed in a coup as Russian generals are furious over his disastrous handling of the war in Ukraine. The ailing autocrat could be taken out by his own security services in a death that could be quietly covered up as simply a result of his reportedly failing health – such as a heart attack. ReutersPutin also lashed out at Sergei Lavrov[/caption]