Putin is planning another trip to China, report says, a further sign of his dependence on Xi Jinping

• Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to China for an international summit, Bloomberg reported. 
• It'd be his first diplomatic trip abroad since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 
• Russia is increasingly dependent on China amid international isolation over Ukraine. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China for its forthcoming Belt and Road summit in October.

The upcoming trip, which was reported by Bloomberg, would be his first diplomatic trip abroad since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.