Author: Sarah West

China’s President Xi Jinping will meet with Vladimir Putin for the first time today since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Xi will face a dilemma balancing China’s strategic alliance with Russia with China’s desire to avoid Western sanctions. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.

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Ukrainian forces have continued to press a counteroffensive in the eastern and southern theatres of the conflict. Although the pace of the Russian collapse seems to have slowed, Ukraine continues to “degrade” Russian forces which have pulled back to the west of the Oskil River. Go to Source (express.co.uk) This article, images and content belong to the source and curated for informational purposes.

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