welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start in moscow where president vladimir putin has been playing host to one of his most important remaining allies, china s president, xijinping. it s the chinese leader s first visit to russia since russia invaded ukraine last year. beijing still maintains that its position in the war is neutral and it s come up with a plan for peace talks between the two sides. mr putin who just days ago was accused of war crimes by international prosecutors said he was looking forward to discussing that plan. our russia editor steve rosenberg, has sent this report from moscow. just three days ago, vladimir putin was named as a war crimes suspect by the international criminal court. but that didn t stop china s president flying in and shaking his hand. putin and xi have met many times before, but never before has russia s president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine not going at all according to pla
It. but what is it watching for in particular? is it watching for a push for peace talks, as far as ukraine is concerned? or is it watching for the possible arming of russia by china? i watching for the possible arming of russia by china? russia by china? i think the united states is watching russia by china? i think the united states is watching for russia by china? i think the united states is watching for both - russia by china? i think the united states is watching for both things. | states is watching for both things. it is looking at the intention of the two leaders, shooting jinping and vladimir putin, in developing their bilateral relationship, where they headed next, how will they cooperate to counter us influence around the world? it is also very interested in whether xi jinping around the world? it is also very interested in whether xijinping is eager to play some kind of a mediating role in the conflict in ukraine, and if so, is xijinping ready to hold a phone call wit
Vladimir putin was named as a war crimes suspect by the international criminal court. but that didn t stop china s president flying in and shaking his hand. putin and xi have met many times before, but never before has russia s president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine not going at all according to plan. xijinping called vladimir putin his dear friend , his strategic partner . the kremlin leader said they would discuss china s peace initiative. but there is no detailed chinese plan to end the war in ukraine. what moscow would like from beijing is lethal aid to help it when. to help it win. beijing s been reluctant to provide that to prevent secondary sanctions against chinese companies, but it has been supplying dual use technology, like semiconductor chips that the russian military can use.
To make russia part of a common fortress with china, as well as with india, latin america and africa. putin is building his own anti western world. now, with xijinping here, russia can claim that it s not isolated, that moscow has powerful allies who view the world through a similar lens, that it doesn t need the west if it has friends in the east. but experience shows china always puts china first. steven rosenberg reporting there. well, for more on president xi s visit to moscow, i ve been speaking with bonnie glaser, a china expert at the german marshall fund here in washington, dc. the white house spokesmanjohn kirby said today that the united states would be watching these talks in moscow very, very closely, as he put
Welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start in moscow where president vladimir putin has been playing host to one of his most important remaining allies, china s president, xijinping. it s the chinese leader s first visit to russia since russia invaded ukraine last year. beijing still maintains that its position in the war is neutral and it s come up with a plan for peace talks between the two sides. mr putin who just days ago was accused of war crimes by international prosecutors said he was looking forward to discussing that plan. our russia editor steve rosenberg, has sent this report from moscow. just three days ago,