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16-09-2022, 09:56 PM
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Vladimir Putin, far left and Xi Jinping, far right
Mr Putin and Mr Xi sat at least five metres away from each other across two large, ornate tables arranged in a horseshoe shape with bouquets of flowers in the middle of a coffin-shaped centrepiece.
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The meeting was reminiscent of Putin's talks with Macron across another large table in the Kremlin
