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The shows of bonhomie between the two leaders reflect the bond between Russia and China, which could become more fraught as Russian dependence deepens.

A missile hit a warehouse in Odesa, killing at least three workers, while three more civilians were killed in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian officials said.

Lilia Chanysheva and Rustem Mulyukov are the first of the jailed opposition leader’s organization to be convicted of charges related to national security since the Russian government declared his group an “extremist organization.”

Russia attacked Ukrainian troops near villages in Ukraine’s south on the same day that Russian missiles killed at least 11 people and that President Vladimir V. Putin acknowledged some Russian losses.

Ukrainian officials said at least 11 people were killed and 28 injured on Tuesday in a strike that hit buildings in Kryvyi Rih, a city already reeling from the Kakhovka dam disaster.

While economic cooperation and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence are on the agenda, Russia’s invasion presents immediate threats.

Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico.

Analysts said the countries’ mutual need to keep energy prices high would help them maintain close ties, despite signs that Moscow has undercut previous deals.

Prince Harry’s lawyers filed a statement with the High Court in London before he took the stand in his lawsuit against the Mirror newspaper group.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said a major Ukrainian operation had begun in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment.