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Elly Blake

China ‘asked Russia to delay Ukraine war until after Olympics, US officials say’

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin

(Picture: AP)

China asked Russia to delay its invasion of Ukraine until after the Winter Olympics, a US official said, according to reports.

Senior Chinese officials made the request in early February, citing a Western intelligence report, The New York Times reported.

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