The conversation between the two leaders was devoted "primarily to discussing the aggravated situation in the Middle East" ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. /TASS/. Thursday’s phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping was very constructive, with the aggravation in the Middle East topping their agenda, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told reporters at a briefing. The leaders also discussed the G7 Summit in Canada, noting that Vladimir Zelensky's visit there was "not his