BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that despite changes in the international situation, China-Russia relations will proceed with ease, which will help each other's development and revitalization and inject stability and positive energy into international relations.

Xi made the remarks when talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone.

History and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development, said the Chinese leader.

He also said China-Russia ties enjoy strong internal driving force and unique strategic value, adding that the relationship does not target any third party nor would it be influenced by any third party.

China is happy to see Russia and relevant parties make positive efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis, said Xi.

He said at the beginning of the overall escalation of the Ukraine crisis, he put forward the "four should" and other basic proposals for resolving the crisis.

In September last year, China and Brazil, together with some countries of the Global South, set up the Group of Friends for Peace on the Ukraine crisis to create an atmosphere and accumulate conditions for promoting the political settlement of the crisis, said the Chinese leader.

The two sides also agreed to maintain communication and coordination through various means.