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Biden urges China to prod Russia as Xi cautions against conflict

Russia will prevail in Ukraine: Putin

Firefighters try to douse the fire in a building damaged by shelling in a residential district of Kyiv. Photo: Reuters
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Firefighters try to douse the fire in a building damaged by shelling in a residential district of Kyiv. Photo: Reuters

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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on a video call on Friday about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Chinese media said Xi underlined that such conflicts are in no-one's interests.
 
Biden was expected to tell the Chinese leader that Beijing would pay a steep price if it supports the invasion, a warning that comes at a time of deepening acrimony between the two nations.
 
The call lasted just under two hours, the White House said.
 
Earlier, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told MSNBC that Xi should tell Russian President Vladimir Putin “to end this

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