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President Vladimir Putin holds a videocall with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on January 21, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images)
Mr. West, a former assistant secretary of defense and former infantryman in the Vietnam conflict, is the author of books about both combined action fo
Mr. West, a former assistant secretary of defense and former infantryman in the Vietnam conflict, is the author of books about both combined action forces and the war in Iraq.