"Xi and Putin discuss China's Ukraine plan during Moscow meeting"

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Moscow, showing off Beijing's new diplomatic swagger and giving 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. Putin and Xi greeted one another as "dear friend" when they met in the Kremlin, and Russian state news agencies later reported they held informal talks for nearly four and a half hours on Monday, with further official talks scheduled for Tuesday. Putin welcomed China's proposals for a political settlement in Ukraine and noted Russia is open to talks.