Saying that putin and xi have vowed to deepen their strategic coordination and adding it will have a far reaching impact on both china and russia and the world at large. this meeting coming as the ukraine crisis and concerns over a possible russian invasion, that remains tense. and yet putin here at ease, taking in the ceremony right now, and as for that diplomatic boycott as you know, it essentially means u.s. officials are not here, team usa is, interestingly enough they have a record number of team usa athletes, 177, about 80% of them, just walking in the opening ceremony short time ago. notably xi in his statement, joint statement, endorsing russia s position as it relates to ukraine and nato. david culver, good to have you there in beijing. this morning the kremlin is also firing back u.s. claims that russia is planning an elaborate plot to stage a fake attack by ukrainian forces. calling the accusations, quote, delusional. here s pentagon spokesman john