Xi, Putin affirm unity against "threats," talk Ukraine, Middle East

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin affirmed Wednesday their unity against "common threats," as they met in Beijing, the Russian leader said, with the two also discussing Russia's war on Ukraine and Middle East issues.Putin told reporters such threats "make Russia-China relations stronger" in an apparent reference to pressure from the U.S.-led Western camp over the Ukraine war, following his three-hour talks with Xi in the Chinese capital on the sidelines of an infrastructure forum.The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Xi and Putin had an "in-depth exchange o…READ FULL ARTICLE