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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave after a reception at the Kremlin in honour of the Chinese leader's visit to Moscow. Photo: Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin emerged from two days of talks with warm words of friendship between China and Russia and joint criticism of the West, but no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough over Ukraine.