China’s Xi Jinping to meet Vladimir Putin in boost for isolated Russian leader
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
Emily Wang Fujiyama and Joe McDonald
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged him with war crimes in Ukraine.
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