Putin hails ‘close friend’ Xi as Russia assures Taiwan will return to China ‘on schedule’

Moscow and Beijing signed a no-limits partnership just days before Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine in February, and the two countries have maintained close links in the face of hostility from Western powers.

​Moscow and Beijing signed a no-limits partnership just days before Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine in February, and the two countries have maintained close links in the face of hostility from Western powers.