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China's Defense Ministry has announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as Russia presses its grinding invasion of Ukraine.

Russian authorities have begun to convert trade with China into cryptocurrency. The first group of importers to be allowed to pay for Chinese goods in digital currencies included electronics manufacturers and several banks,