Xi Jinping meets 'dear friend' Putin, presents Ukraine peace plan

Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsub Chinese President Xi Jinping met his President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing's role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine. READ MORE: https://str.sg/iZGn Xi is the first leader to meet the Russian president after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday over the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia during its year-old invasion of Ukraine. China has released a broad 12-point proposal to solve the Ukraine crisis, while strengthening relations with Moscow. Kyiv and its Western allies say any truce would just buy Putin time to reinforce ahead of a planned Ukrainian counter-offensive, and that for Russia and China to uphold international law as they say they do, they must agree to Russia's withdrawal. SUBSCRIBE ➤ https://str.sg/ytsub Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com FACEBOOK ➤   / thestraitstimes   TIKTOK ➤   / straitstimes   INSTAGRAM ➤   / straits_times   TWITTER ➤   / straits_times   TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes PODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts VIDEO: REUTERS #straitstimes #china #russia #ukrainewar