to russia. today they attended an official ceremony as they began official negotiations. meanwhile, japan s prime minister became the latest g7 leader to travel to kyiv for talks with president zelenskyy. joining us, senior vice president for asia and korea chair at the center for strategic and international studies and also an msnbc foreign affairs contributor. what is the reaction so far in china during xi s trip? they have been framing the visit as a trip for peace, xi jinping going to moscow having released this 12-point plan to arrive at a cease-fire in ukraine. but here we have the leader of the second most powerful country in the world standing side by