President Vladimir Putin on Sunday met personally with China's defense chief in Moscow, in a further sign of deepening military ties between the two countries. Li Shangfu, whose three-day visit ends on Tuesday, is the first Chinese defense minister to set foot in Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began nearly 14 months ago. Li was greeted by Putin as well as his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, according to footage released by the Kremlin. The 65-year-old's trip comes less than a month after China's president, Xi Jinping, paid an official state visit to Russia in an unmistakable demonstration of political...