China, Russia start joint naval drills
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FILE - Chinese destroyer Xian is moored at the Neva River embankment in St.Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2019, with a sculpture of admiral and explorer Ivan Krusenshtern on the left.
China and Russia's naval forces kicked off a joint exercise Sunday at a military port in southern China, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine.
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