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Xi-Putin meeting: Close political coordination is necessary in current difficult times

• Putin stresses on the need for further cooperation

Xi and Putin have begun their meeting in Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet CCP boss Xi Jinping

Russia has reimposed various capital controls to try to stem the ruble's slide

• "Glitter on a turd" springs to mind.

Russia considering additional tax on export of metals, fertilisers, some other commodities

Putin does not rule out military cooperation with North Korea amid Kim Jong Un's visit

• Putin and Kim are meeting at Russia's main spaceport, the Vostochny Cosmodrome

US close to approving long-range missiles for Ukraine - report

• One step closer to a larger war

Kremlin confirms North Korea's Kim Jong Un to visit Russia in the coming days

• Kim will be visiting Russia on Putin's invitation

A Kremlin economic adviser says the weakening of the rouble has peaked (yes, really)

China vice premier Zhang Guoqing to visit Russia next week

• Zhang will be visiting Vladivostok on 10-12 September

Prigozhin's plane believed to be brought down by Russia's FSB, says UK defense sources

• BBC reports on the matter

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in a plane crash

• Surely an accident

Russia discusses return to capital controls to halt ruble drop

• Bloomberg report

Russia's central bank raises key interest rate from 8.5% to 12% in extraordinary meeting

• The meeting comes after the rouble fell past the 100 mark against the dollar yesterday

ICYMI - Russia's Finance Ministry says it'll begin buying gold and FX with oil revenue