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The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Sweden approves bill to allow country to join Nato; US says China is watching west’s response to Russia – as it happened

Sweden says membership of Nato is best way to safeguard security; Anthony Blinken warns reaction to war in Ukraine has impact in Asia

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2023

Xi and Putin hail 'new era'

MOSCOW: After two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin has pledged even closer ties with Russia’s most powerful backer and hailed Beijing’s proposals for ending his war in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post · Mar 22, 2023

Putin’s claim Britain is sending nuclear arms to Ukraine is ‘bonkers’ says expert

‘There is no way that you could create a nuclear explosion with depleted uranium’

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Russia will be 'forced to react' if UK sends depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, Putin vows

It comes as the Russian President held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow

Manchester Evening News · Mar 21, 2023

‘Signs’ Putin has requested lethal weapons from China, Nato chief says

Don’t support ‘illegal war’ in Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg urges Xi Jinping

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Day two of talks between Xi and Putin sees pledge to deepen strategic partnership

Presidents Xi and Putin hail a close strategic partnership as Western sanctions on Russia open a door for trade with China.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Zelenskiy: Kyiv proposed that Beijing join Ukraine's peace formula, still waiting for response

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Kyiv had suggested to China that Beijing join a Ukrainian peace formula to end Russia's war in Ukraine, but that it was still waiting for an answer.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2023

Putin welcomes China’s controversial proposals for peace in Ukraine

But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023

No country can afford to ignore the war in Ukraine – visits by China and Japan to Moscow and Kyiv prove that

Russia’s invasion has created the need for old alliances to be strengthened and new alliances to be forged, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023