Two countries stand shoulder to shoulder in defiance of the West

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their talks on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil in Nov. 12, 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in his push to get Western security guarantees precluding NATO's eastward expansion, the Kremlin said Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 after the two leaders held a virtual summit. Putin and Xi spoke as Moscow faces heightened tensions with the West over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine's border. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Two countries stand shoulder to shoulder in defiance of the West

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China and Russia grow closer as tensions rise in the West. CNN's David Culver has more on the relationship between President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin.

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their talks on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil in Nov. 12, 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in his push to get Western security guarantees precluding NATO's eastward expansion, the Kremlin said Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 after the two leaders held a virtual summit. Putin and Xi spoke as Moscow faces heightened tensions with the West over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine's border. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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