Xi and Putin "will discuss topical issues of further development of comprehensive partnership relations," the Kremlin said

Last month, Putin hosted China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow in what was seen as a preparatory meeting ahead of a Xi visit

The firm also plans to help establish a Russian production site for the drones which are similar to Iran's Shaheed-136 and can carry a 35-50kg warhead

Chinese-Russian relations "will withstand any test in a changing international situation," China's top diplomat Wang Yi told one of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies

Russia has been diverting oil exports from Europe to Asia as the US and its allies try to choke off its energy revenues to limit its ability to fund the Ukraine war

A Washington state official said ‘Beijing claims to be neutral but its behaviour makes clear it is still investing in close ties to Russia’

Xi wants China and Russia to transact more deals in rubles and yuan to insulate the two against future Western sanctions

The effective prices refiners pay could exceed the $60 per-barrel cap that came into effect on Monday

There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions

The marine news publication Lloyd's List said an anonymous entity based in Dalian has bought several very large crude carriers to create the hub off the coast of Portugal

Official lending between 2000 and 2017 totalled more than $125 billion, the FT said, but no deals had been struck this year,

SPB Exchange in St Petersburg began trading in 12 securities whose primary listing is on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and will provide access to bourse infrastructure