Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping met Feb. 4 at the start of the Winter Olympics to sign a joint statement calling on NATO to rule out expansion in eastern Europe, denouncing the formation of security blocs in the Asia Pacific region, and criticizing the Aukus trilateral security pact between the U.S., UK and Australia.

First published in the February 05, 2022, 12:01 a.m. edition

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