Vladimir Putin to visit China for talks amid western sanctions against Russia

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is embarking on a state visit to China - his second in a little over six months.

He’s accompanied by his new defence minister, Andrei Belousov, with Putin widely expected to push for more support for Russia's militarised economy.

It is the first foreign trip of Putin's new presidential term and signals his priorities.

While the deepening relationship between Moscow and Beijing provides an economic lifeline for Russia in the face of sanctions over the war in Ukraine, the increased cooperation continues to receive criticism from the West.

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