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With Orban in China and Modi in Russia, Putin’s multipolar world takes shape
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a surprise visit to Beijing on Monday where Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for a global effort to push Russia and Ukraine toward a “cease-fire” and praised Orban’s diplomatic initiatives — a powerful display of how Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are seeking to create a multipolar world order not dominated by the United States.
Even as Xi embraced Orban in the Chinese capital, Russian missiles smashed down in Kyiv, Dnipro, and other...