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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets China's Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, center, as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stands near at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 16, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) MOSCOW – China's defense minister on Monday toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscored the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu in the Kremlin on Sunday, noting that his trip follows a “very productive” three-day state visit to Moscow...
