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China and Brazil led a joint call Friday against any use or threat of nuclear weapons over Ukraine in a thinly veiled criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin's saber-rattling. "We call on refraining from the use or the threat of weapons ...
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China Says Envoy Held Talks on Ukraine War in Middle East
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G7 Virtual Meeting With Zelensky Turns Focus to Beijing and South China Sea
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Brazil’s Lula Heads to China With a Ukraine Peace Proposal That’s Effectively Dead on Arrival
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Evan Feigenbaum on Why Xi’s Russia Visit is Critical for China’s Global South Agenda
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Possible Xi-Putin Summit Comes at a Critical Time in Sino-Russian Ties
This week's expected summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin comes at a delicate time for both countries: ?? With Russian forces now in retreat in portions of eastern Ukraine, President Putin needs to keep ...