THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping has backed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in his standoff with the West over Ukraine as the two leaders met before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The French president and the German chancellor will head to Moscow and Keiv in the coming weeks, adding to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion and find a way out of the growing tensions.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has backed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in his standoff with the West over Ukraine. While France and Germany announced plans to head to Moscow and Kyiv soon for talks aimed at easing tensions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart amid fears in the West that Moscow is preparing for military action against Ukraine