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The coffin carrying the veteran firebrand Russian ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky leaves the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The politician -- who was reported to have been in grave condition after being hospitalised in early February with Covid -- died after a "serious and prolonged illness", the head of the lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Wednesday. IMAGES
The coffin of former European Commission President Jacques Delors arrives in the courtyard of Les Invalides in Paris, during a national tribute ceremony attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Images show Russian President Vladimir Putin welcoming the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Moscow for a four-day visit. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Eritrea earlier this year. IMAGES
Images show Chinese president Xi Jinping meeting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the second, main day of his visit to Russia. During their meeting, Xi described Beijing and Moscow as "great neighbouring powers" and "strategic partners," saying China would "prioritise" ties with Russia. IMAGES
Russia's president Vladimir Putin greets Kyrgyz officials at an airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, where he will attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Astana, on the sidelines of the Sixth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. The meeting comes after recent fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, in which Russia declined to intervene militarily despite its collective security pact with Armenia. IMAGES