they also discussed china s12 point plan to bring an end to the war in ukraine. in a statement issued after the meeting they said: the russian side welcomes china s willingness to play a positive role for the political and diplomatic settlement of the ukraine crisis, and welcomes the constructive proposals set forth in china s position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. at the white house today, us officials took pains to point out what they think china could do to end the war. if china wants to play a constructive role here in this conflict, then they ought to press russia to pull its troops out of ukraine in ukrainian sovereign territory. they should urge president putin to cease bombing cities, hospitals and schools, to stop the war crimes and the atrocities and end the war today. it could happen right now. kirby also said that the us does not want a ceasefire in ukraine right now, because it would freeze the battle lines in their current state. as a remi
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 2am in moscow, where president putin has wrapped up talks with chinese president xi jinping for a second day. the two leaders have been discussing what s been described as a peace plan for ukraine, put forward by beijing. president putin has also warned that if the uk goes ahead with a plan to supply ammunition to ukraine, then russia will be forced to respond. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. take two world leaders. ..a dash of kremlin choreography. ..and you get this. the symbolism was clear. on the world stage, xi and putin, china and russia, are coming together to forge what they claim is a strong partnership. the talk at the table was about expanding cooperation, but equal partners they are not. russia, under pressure over its war in ukraine, is increasingly dependent on china. and vladimir putin is increasingly critical of the west. later, he slammed the
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