March 18, 2023

CORRECTS DATE OF XI'S VISIT, FILE - This combination photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022, and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2019. China says Xi will visit Russia from Monday, March 20, 2023, to Wednesday in an apparent show of support for Putin. (Sergei Bobylev, Noel Celis/Pool Photos via AP, File)