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Russia and China pledge deeper ties as US calls on support from NATO's eastern members

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi during their meeting at the Kremlin Source: AAP / Anton Novoderezhkin/AP

The moves come on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


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