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Goodbye Trump, hello Putin: China’s Xi welcomes Russian leader facing pressure at home

Vladimir Putin landed in China on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping, but he arrived with the heavy burden of a war he increasingly seems unable to win.

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Goodbye Trump, hello Putin: China’s Xi welcomes Russian leader facing pressure at homeVladimir Putin landed in China on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping, but he arrived with the heavy burden of a war he increasingly seems unable to win.
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