By Greg Torode and Guy Faulconbridge HONG KONG/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's Beijing visit on Thursday is likely to be light on hard deals but will mark the start of his new presidential term with a show of support from his .
Putin s two-day mission - the first visit of his new term - is expected to highlight the pair s vaunted "no limits" partnership in defiance from pressure from the United States over Russia s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks in Ukraine - the equivalent of its entire pre-war active inventory - but has enough lower-quality armored vehicles in storage for years of replacements, a leading research center said on Tuesday. Ukraine has also suffered heavy losses since Russia invaded in February 2022, but Western military replenishments have