The Russian invasion

Xi and Putin Vladimir Astapkovich / AP  

 

Russian invasion China's role  

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing in October  

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing in October to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. This is stated by Nikolay Patrushev at Russia's Security Council for Russian state Interfax, according to Reuters.  

 

Oil tanks in Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. AP  

 

Russian invasionRussian reactions  

Russian oil exports are increasing significantly - going into the war coffers  

 

The export of Russian oil has increased sharply in the last month - despite the country saying it will reduce supply together with the oil cartel Opec, reports Bloomberg. 

 

Between August 21 and September 17, Russian oil supplies totaled 3.34 million barrels per day – an increase of 465,000 barrels per day compared to the previous four-week period.  

 

India is the largest importer of Russian oil, but the EU country Bulgaria also buys a lot of oil. Exports generate large sums for the Russian coffers – almost SEK 700 million a week, according to Bloomberg. 

 

M1 Abrams / Lloyd Austin with US First Lady Jill Biden. Wikimedia Commons / TT  

 

The Russian invasion. The outside world's response 

Lloyd Austin: The Abrams tank soon on the battlefield  

 

Ukraine will "soon" receive M1 Abrams tanks from the USA. This is what American Defense Minister Lloyd Austin says on Tuesday, according to AFP. 

 

It was at the beginning of the year that the US promised the tanks as part of a support package worth the equivalent of SEK 478 billion. 

 

Austin, who is in Germany, also says that the Ukrainian counteroffensive is making "steady" progress.  

 

- And brave Ukrainian forces break through the heavily fortified defense lines of the Russian army.