Russia wants to supply more gas to China amid strained relations with the West: President Vladimir Putin announced a new supply contract for 10 billion cubic metres per year during talks with state and party leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. “A step forward has been made in the gas sector,” Putin said, according to the Interfax agency. In addition, solutions for the supply of hydrocarbons have been worked out. According to its own information, China already bought more gas from Russia last year than in 2020. The People’s Republic does not import as much energy and raw materials from any …