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​FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.
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Putin visits his pal in Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a rare overseas trip to publicly underline strong relations.

​U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024.
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Blinken meets with Xi, but no breakthroughs

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought up concerns over China's support for Russia with his counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday, before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

​Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin-Xi “friendship” threatens Arctic

A new report says China is gaining a major foothold in the Arctic as Russia shifts its defense priorities to the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with China Media Group anchor Wang Guan
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Putin’s pessimistic prospects in Beijing

President Vladimir Putin – on a rare venture outside Russia – is in China for a forum marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia/Ukraine

​China’s delicate dance on Ukraine

Over 18 months of war, President Xi Jinping’s pledge of “friendship without limits” with Russia has repeatedly been tested. China blames the West for Russia’s invasion and continues to buy Russia’s oil at discount prices, but it has also refused to endorse Russian claims on Ukrainian land and offers itself as a neutral player that wants peace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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The Saudis want to be peacemakers in Ukraine

The Ukraine diplomatic sweepstakes continue with representatives from more than 40 countries set to gather this weekend in the Saudi city of Jeddah to try and forge a path towards peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Kyiv will attend the conference, but Russia wasn’t invited – though the Kremlin says it’ll watch the shindig closely.

Why Russia is fighting in Ukraine without any allies
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Why Russia is fighting in Ukraine without any allies

When it comes to the war in Ukraine, Russia stands alone. From the Russian perspective, the Ukraine invasion is a battle for the survival of the country against NATO and the collective West, who, the Russia says, wants to destroy Russia and eliminate its influence around the world. But given the fact that virtually no allies have joined Russia in a fight it views as perfectly legitimate, does the Kremlin need a sense of reality and be more modest about what it thinks it can accomplish in the region?

Ukrainian service members fire a mortar towards Russian troops outside the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 6, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Battle for Bakhmut, Xi’s diplomatic muscle, AUKUS sub deal

The Bakhmut killing field; Xi’s upcoming Moscow trip; AUKUS phase two

China-US tensions over COVID origins & Russia's war
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China-US tensions over COVID origins & Russia's war

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I want to talk about all things China right now, there is so much at stake and at play. A few different points. First of all, the Wall Street Journal had a report that the Department of Energy says that they believe that COVID initially originated from this lab, this Institute of Virology in Wuhan. They now join along with the FBI in having that view. The Chinese are still not allowing the WHO or others to investigate appropriately the origins.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow.
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What’s in China's Ukraine peace plan?

As the world marked one year of war in Ukraine on Friday, China's President Xi Jinping – positioning himself as mediator-in-chief – presented a peace plan for the war-torn country. What's in the plan?