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  • Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping on Tuesday praised the entry into a "new era" of their "special" relationship with the West, with the Russian president cautiously supporting the Chinese plan to settle the conflict in Ukraine, while accusing Kiev of rejecting it.
  • Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow is an important support for the Russian head of state, who has been targeted since last week by an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. Treated as a pariah by the West since the beginning of the conflict, Vladimir Putin can count on Beijing to break the isolation: his counterpart invited him to visit China this year.
  • In Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had "invited" China to be part of the settlement of the conflict and "wait for its response", adding "receiving signals but nothing concrete".
  • Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday, where Volodymyr Zelensky hailed a "powerful defender of the international order." In particular, Fumio Kishida went to the martyred city of Butcha, where Russian soldiers are accused of committing atrocities while occupying it.

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06:35: Agreement between Kiev and the IMF

On Tuesday evening, the International Monetary Fund announced that it had reached an agreement with the Ukrainian government to implement an aid package totaling $15.6 billion.

06:30: Putin warns London

The Russian president threatened on Tuesday to "retaliate" if London supplies Ukraine with shells containing depleted uranium, as was mentioned by a British official.

06h25 : Welcome to this new Live

Hello everyone. As every day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilized to give you the latest information on the conflict. This Wednesday ends the state visit of the Chinese president to Russia. Vladimir Putin, who rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping, praised the "special nature of Russian-Chinese relations". In a joint statement with Cold War overtones, the two leaders sharply attacked the West, accusing the United States of "undermining" international security to maintain its "military advantage", and expressing their "concern" at NATO's growing presence in Asia. In another echo of the Cold War, Russia and China have said that a nuclear war should "never" take place.

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