Putin talks trade in Harbin


Meeting of minds: Putin (right) and Xi taking a walk in Beijing. — AFP

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the northeastern city of Harbin yesterday, the final day of a visit aiming to promote crucial trade with China and win greater support for his war effort in Ukraine.

Putin arrived on Thursday on his first trip abroad since his March re-election, meeting President Xi Jinping for talks in which the leaders framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world.

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