Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Russian sanctions against Ukraine are intensifying, and Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday for their first known meeting in months. According to a White House official, the two would address “competition between our two countries as well as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.” Their most recent known exchange occurred in November at a three-and-a-half-hour virtual summit. According to US sources, Xi has been shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since taking office, President Trump has made it clear that controlling China’s competitiveness is a long-term national security and economic priority for the US.

On March 24, the President will fly to Brussels to attend a NATO summit as well as a European Council meeting. Russian misinformation tactics have been supported in Chinese domestic media, and the conflict has been referred to as a “special military operation.”