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Xi calls Putin as US shifts Ukraine stance

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Strange times make for strange bedfellows indeed.
On Monday, Xi Jinping held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Xi conveyed the standard message of support for Moscow (MoFA):

“Our two countries are true friends that shar...