Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing at the start of a two-day visit - Putin's first foreign trip since his re-election as president. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Beijing for Early Today.
Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country's northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face.
