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Putin In Trade Push On Final Day Of China Trip

Putin arrived in China on Thursday on his first trip abroad since his March reelection
Putin arrived Thursday on his first trip abroad since his March re-election, meeting President Xi Jinping for talks in which the leaders framed their nations' ties as a stabilizing force in a chaotic world.
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Shoigu, 68, was appointed Russian defence minister in 2012 and has had a decades-long political career

Putin Removes Defence Minister Shoigu

Putin proposed economist Andrey Belousov as Shoigu's replacement, according to a list of the ministerial nominations published by the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament.

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