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Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a virtual meeting Friday that their partnership was more important than ever in ...

At the time, Putin conceded Beijing had “questions and concerns” over the invasion, in what appeared to be a veiled admission of their diverging views. Now, more than ever, China is not in a position to risk sanctions. “Xi will try to emphasize the importance of peace to Putin,” she added. The U-turn came after an unprecedented wave of protests across the country in opposition to zero-Covid – in some cases expanding to include broader grievances against Xi and the ruling Communist Party. “Politically, domestic support for Xi has declined dramatically. But the damage is not significant enough that China will abandon Russia.” They will want to send the message that all those transcend the war in Ukraine,” said Sun. “The policy tools Xi Jinping can use to support Russia is quite limited now, it’s quite constrained,” said Wu. That shift is another reason Xi could be eager to see a swift resolution, Wu said. Many Russians face [economic hardship in a bitter winter.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/23/europe/russia-mood-ukraine-conflict-economy-intl-cmd/index.html) Analysts on Friday were watching for any sign that the Chinese leader’s support for his Russian counterpart had softened. “Now with domestic issues out of the way, Xi is in a better position to work on Russia,” said Stimson Center’s Sun, referring to his consolidation of power in October.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping hailed deepening ties between Russia and China in talks Friday, despite signs that Beijing is impatient with the wider ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop ...

China, which has promised a “no limits” friendship with Russia, has pointedly refused to criticize Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, blaming the U.S. [widespread Russian missile attack](/article/kyiv-russia-ukraine-war-government-0a206ad866d5e19899c752d988a1a3be) on power stations and other vital infrastructure Thursday that was the biggest such bombardment in weeks. Putin said military cooperation has a “special place” in the relationship between their countries. The Russian leader said he expected Xi to visit Moscow in the spring. Just last week, Moscow and Beijing held joint naval drills in the East China Sea. Putin and Xi made no direct mention of Ukraine in their opening remarks by videoconference, which were broadcast publicly, before going into private talks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid signs of Beijing's impatience over the wider political and economic impact ...

Roman Abramovich's fortune fell by 57% to $7.8bn, as the UK government froze more than £18bn of assets belonging to Russians.

He [lost his crown as the world’s richest person](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/14/elon-musk-loses-title-of-worlds-richest-person-to-bernard-arnault) in December to France’s Bernard Arnault, the majority owner and chief executive of the luxury group LVMH. Sanctions have been imposed on 1,271 people – including Abramovich and the “Nickel King” Vladimir Potanin, Russia’s second-richest person – according to [the annual review](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsi-annual-review-april-2017-march-2018) of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. [in the value of shares](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/09/elon-musk-could-lose-world-richest-person-title-tesla-value-almost-halves-twitter) in his electric car company, Tesla. [the first official total recently revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/10/uk-sanctions-18bn-russian-owned-assets-ukraine). [Bloomberg billionaires index](https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/). [Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine) war – shedding $330m a day since the Kremlin launched its invasion.

President Xi said Beijing and Moscow should closely coordinate and cooperate in international affairs and emphasised Russia's willingness to engage in ...

A spokeswoman said the theatre had been subjected to an email campaign as well as many negative messages online. Ukraine’s defence ministry said it would investigate the incident, suggesting it was a Russian provocation and reserving the right to protect its own skies. Here in Yampil, a crater-pocked frontline village in east Ukraine recaptured by Ukrainian forces at the end of September after months under Russian occupation, buildings lie in ruins and most people have left. Residents say the private zoo used to be visited by tour buses of children to see its ostriches, bears, wolves, kangaroos and birds. “On the whole, we are holding our positions,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address. But when (the missiles) started falling down over the maple, in the morning I saw 15 of them on the ground, blood coming from their noses. There was no immediate reply to a request for comment via his website. There was also shelling in and around Ukrainian-held Nikopol, on the opposite side of the Kakhovka reservoir from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. “On the whole, we are holding our positions,” Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Friday. Russia‘s Defence Ministry said earlier it had carried out a “massive strike” on energy and military industrial targets to disrupt Ukraine‘s ability to repair equipment and move troops. Russian forces shelled settlements further west in Donetsk region, including the town of Vuhledar. “We are monitoring Beijing’s activity closely,” a State Department spokesperson said.