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Putin orders Russia's top bank to team up with China in AI push to challenge Western tech dominance

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government and Sberbank to work with China on artificial intelligence.

Putin 's instructions came 34 months after Russia 's full-scale invasion of Ukraine triggered sweeping Western sanctions against his regime.

The trade restrictions have hit Russia 's access to financial payments technologies, prompting the country to seek substitutes.