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Russia blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles on Wednesday and swarmed cities with drone attacks overnight, in a display of force as President Vladimir Putin bid farewell to his visiting "dear friend" and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

After two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged even closer ties with Russia’s most powerful backer and hailed Beijing’s proposals for ending his war in Ukraine.

The two most fraught conversations this week both have Chinese President Xi Jinping on one side. In Moscow, he's currently talking to his Russian counterpart and host, Vladimir Putin. In a video conference or phone call that's assumed to follow within days, he'll then interface with the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr…

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Xi signs an agreement with Russian president Vladimir Putin cementing their ‘no limits’ partnership.

Xi offered Putin a significant show of solidarity by visiting Moscow this week.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke for more than four hours in a meeting at the Kremlin, warmly praising each other as a "dear friend".

Kremlin toasts the Russian-Chinese partnership, which appears warm but far from equal

Presidents Xi and Putin hail a close strategic partnership as Western sanctions on Russia open a door for trade with China.

But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’

Putin accused the West of having no interest in helping Ukraine reach such a peace deal