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“We highly value the balanced position of our Chinese friends when it comes to the Ukraine crisis,” Putin told Xi, according to a Kremlin transcript. “We understand your questions and concerns about this. During today’s meeting, we will of course explain our position, though we have also spoken about this before.”

https://www.ft.com/content/d1a1e185-0668-4f5f-b5a5-bd37a615e4eb

The key word that is prominently missing in this thank you note is "support." That is, China does not support Russia's war in Ukraine. Instead, they have questions and concerns.