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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands after their joint news conference following the talks in Beijing, China. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Beijing to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic partner China amid Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)