Belarus dictator Lukashenko, a key Putin ally, lauds China’s “peaceful foreign policy” before meeting Xi Jinping


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CBS News team recollects the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine one year on Beijing — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The state visit by Lukashenko — a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — comes after Beijing released a position paper on Russia's war in Ukraine insisting it is a neutral party and calling for dialogue between the two sides. It also follows allegations by the United States and NATO that Beijing could be mulling sending arms to...