The eyes of the world are right now on Russia as Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Moscow this morning. DETAILS: jekearsley 9News
Xi's trip — his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month — showed off Beijing's new diplomatic swagger and gave a political lift to Putin just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Kremlin leader on war crimes charges related to Ukraine.
They shook hands before sitting down and making brief statements at the start of their meeting, calling each other "dear friend" and exchanging compliments. Putin congratulated Xi on his re-election and voiced hope for building even stronger ties. welcomed China's proposals for a political settlement in Ukraine and noted Russia is open for talks.
In an increasingly multipolar world, the US and its allies have been unable to build a broad front against Putin. While 141 countries condemned Moscow at a United Nations vote marking the first anniversary of Russian troops rolling into Ukraine, several members of the G-20 — including India, China and South Africa — chose to abstain. Many African nations have refrained from openly criticising Russia either.
Broader talks involving officials from both countries on a range of subjects are scheduled for Tuesday, according to Peskov.
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