MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday as the internationally isolated Russian leader said he was open to discussing China's proposals on the war in Ukraine.
The meeting was to be unexpectedly mirrored in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was en route to meet Putin's nemesis Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Xi's trip to Moscow has been viewed as a major boost for his strategic partner Putin, who is subject to an International Criminal Court warrant over accusations of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.On Monday, Xi and Putin held four-and-a-half hours of talks, calling each other 'dear friend.
Japan and China are close trading partners, but Tokyo has been increasingly worried about Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region.Japan is part of the US-led security alliance known informally as the Quad, which also includes India and Australia, and positions itself as a bulwark against China's military ambitions in Asia and the Pacific.
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