MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a summit with President Vladimir Putin that was a display of unity against the West, with no apparent signal of a breakthrough to end the war in Ukraine.

The nations, eager to curb Western power, expressed concerns about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) expansion in Asia and agreed to deepen a partnership that has grown closer since Putin's forces invaded Ukraine.

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