Ukraine news latest — China’s Jinping has Putin ‘over a barrel’ in Moscow & Russia faces ‘30,000 casualties’ in Bakhmut

RUSSIA’S Vladimir Putin will meet with China’s Xi Jinping today, as the desperate dictator seeks to form ever-closer bonds with the Asian superpower. The Chinese president arrived on Monday morning for a round of negotiations with Putin, set to take place at 4:30pm Moscow time, with the Russian leader desperate for aid in his bloodthirsty invasion of Ukraine. Despite Putin’s desperation, China has been careful to avoid voicing outright support for Putin’s war, but the closening ties between the two nations have sparked fear among Western leaders. Upon his arrival his morning, Russian state media said Xi Jinping called China and Russia “good neighbours and reliable partners” signalling support for the Kremlin’s actions could be on the way. This comes as the British Ministry of Defence revealed Russia lost a staggering “30,000 troops” in its attempts to take the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…