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Putin promises Xi to 'fight for five years' in Ukraine
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- 28 December, 2023
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During a meeting in Moscow back in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Russia "will fight for [at least] five years" in Ukraine, sources have revealed, Report informs via Nikkei Asia.
This was apparently Putin's way of summarizing a situation that at the time was not favorable to Russia and assuring Xi that Russia would emerge victorious in the end.
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