UK PM speaks with China's president

 Johnson Boris has spoken to President Xi Jinping

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken to China's President Xi Jinping about the invasion of Ukraine, Qazet.az reports according to Downing Street.

The call between lasted around an hour this morning, a spokesman for the prime minister said.

It's understood that Johnson said pressure should be put on President Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine.

It comes a week after US President Joe Biden held a nearly two-hour phone call with Xi.