The Irish Times view on Putin in Beijing: Xi’s vital role

Vladimir Putin’s visit to China last week, his first foreign trip since starting a fifth presidential term, demonstrated the strength and growing importance of his friendship with Xi Jinping. And it reaffirmed their shared determination to protect what they assert to be their legitimate security interests from American military deterrence and economic sanctions.…

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