On Beijing visit, Russian PM Mishustin says pressure from West is strengthening ties with China – Times of India

BEIJING: Pressure from the West is strengthening Russia’s ties with China, Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin said in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing Wednesday.Mishustin’s visit comes as Russia is increasingly turning to China for diplomatic and economic support amid growing isolation over its invasion of Ukraine.In opening remarks at his meeting Wednesday…

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Russian mercenary group Wagner claims Ukraine’s Bakhmut ‘captured’; Kyiv contests

Russia’s private army Wagner claimed Saturday the total control of the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the epicentre of fighting, as Kyiv said the battle was continuing, while admitting the situation was “critical”. Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. The announcement by Wagner came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

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