China has openly sided with Russia over its unprecedented security demands, calling for a halt to Nato’s eastward expansion.

A joint declaration signed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday lashes out at Nato for being aggressive to its neighbours.

“The sides oppose further enlargement of Nato and call on the North Atlantic Alliance to abandon its ideologies Cold War approach,” the statement said, urging Nato to respect other countries’ sovereignty and interests.

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