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Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi meet in Beijing on the eve of the Winter Olympics. This meeting takes place as Russia wins China's backing in its showdown with the West over Ukraine, with Beijing agreeing with Moscow that the US-led NATO military alliance should not admit new members. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov are in the same room for the first time since July 2022, at a G20 ministerial meeting in India, where their Chinese counterpart is also attending. The delegates held a minute of silence in tribute to Turkey and Syria quake victims. IMAGES
As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks allies for more Patriot air defence systems. SOUNDBITE
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges members of the US Congress to approve a Ukraine aid package. "We should be standing up for freedom, standing up for the right of this country to defend itself and making sure that Putin doesn't win," he says while on a visit to Bulgaria. The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives blocked war aid for Ukraine on February 13, ignoring President Joe Biden's plea that passing the bill was vital for standing up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. SOUNDBITE
France's top diplomat Catherine Colonna meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, as part of a short visit focused on the Israel-Hamas war as well as deepening exchanges between the two countries. IMAGES
"It is up to China to decide who their foreign minister is," US Department of State deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel tells reporters after China's Forieng Minister Qin Gang was removed from office, according to Chinese state media. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a photo op ahead of a closed-door meeting. Lavrov is at the helm of the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in April. Guterres denounced the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Lavrov. IMAGES
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