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Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin launches huge naval drills involving most of Russian fleet amid Black Sea losses
1722316934 Italy’s Meloni says China’s support of Russian war efforts is source of ‘great friction’ during visit Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni, who is in Beijing to relaunch ties with China, has said Xi Jinping’s economic support of Russia’s war …