Putin (File photo) Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Western sanctions ahead of his four-day visit to China, warning that trade restrictions and the costs of the Ukraine war have pushed Russia’s economy into recession, as reported by Reuters.In a written interview with China’s Xinhua news agency on Saturday, Putin said Russia and China were united in rejecting “discriminatory” measures in global trade.Putin’s trip, which the Kremlin described as “unprecedented,” runs from Sunday to Wednesday. He will first attend the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, before travelling to Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and to...