Asean Latest: Russia, US Disagree on East Asia Summit Statement

Joe Biden during the ASEAN-US summit in Phnom Penh on Nov. 12.

Photographer: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

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Russia and the US failed to agree on language for a joint statement following an 18-nation summit in Cambodia, making it unlikely the Group of 20 nations will reach a consensus in Indonesia either this week.

President Joe Biden said he is “coming in stronger” to his first in-person meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday, buoyed by the better-than-expected results in the midterm elections.