News Snapshot:
Two key figures in determining the course of a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke on Friday as the White House looks to deter Beijing from providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Planning for the call has been in the works since Biden and Xi held a virtual summit in November, but differences between Washington and Beijing over Russian president Vladimir Putin’s prosecution of his three-week-old war against Ukraine are expected to be at the centre of the call. The two leaders began their call at 1.03pm UK time....
