Trade between the countries has increased by 30% compared to last year, according to Moscow Trade between Russia and China has continued to grow this year, hitting $129 billion in the first nine months, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Friday.

The Ukrainian president’s comments come amid growing fears in Kiev that its partners could succumb to “war fatigue” Ukraine can continue to resist Russia only if Western countries show solidarity on numerous fronts while intensifying joint arms production programs, President Vladimir Zelensky has said.

An assembly line in the city of Zaporozhye has been destroyed in a high-precision airstrike The Russian military has targeted the Motor Sich plant in the city of Zaporozhye, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.