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Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he plans to visit China in May, his first planned trip abroad since re-election as Moscow seeks deeper ties with Beijing.

At least nine also injured in strikes with industrial facility among targets, official says; Russian-controlled nuclear plant claims another drone shot down over facility. What we know on day 776

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's visit to China to discuss Ukraine conflict highlights diplomatic efforts for peace and stability in the region.

While the US flounders in a conflict it had not foreseen, emerging powers see a chance for new voices to join the top table

France and Russia have had different takeaways from a phone call on Wednesday between French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu – a rare instance of high-level contact between the two countries, whose relationship has been strained by the war in Ukraine.

Russia said that its defence minister Sergei Shoigu and French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu discussed the potential for talks on the Ukraine conflict during a rare telephone call on Wednesday, a claim that Paris immediately denied.

French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday told Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in rare telephone talks that France is ready to step up exchanges to battle "terrorism" after the deadly Moscow attack claimed by Islamic State.

The expected visit is a sign of continued close ties between the two major-oil producing nations which are both at odds with the U.S.