Ukraine war latest: Putin wraps up China trip with subtle message for West; one dead in airstrike on Odesa

Putin concludes trip to China, calling talks with Xi Jinping ‘substantive’ Vladimir Putin has wrapped up his trip to China by emphasising the countries’ strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The pair spent almost a whole day in “substantive” talks, he said. The partnership between China and Russia “is not directed against anyone,” Mr Putin said in a veiled reference to the West. “It is aimed at one thing: creating better conditions for the development of our countries and improving the well-being of the people of China and the Russian Federation.” But…