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China backs Russia in challenge to NATO

The leaders of Russia and China called on NATO to rule out Eastern European expansion and criticized other security blocs around the Asia Pacific region.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing (AN/TASS)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping urged NATO to rule out expansion in Eastern Europe and criticized other security blocs in the Asia Pacific including a new U.S. pact with Australia and the United Kingdom.

At their first face-t0-face meeting in almost two years, Putin won Xi's support on Friday for taking an increasingly aggressive stance towards pro-Western Ukraine and any help it might get from the U.S.-led military alliance.

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