Expressed concern over NATO's growing presence in Asia on 'military and security issues'.Discussed their concern at the new AUKUS pact - a defence agreement between Australia, the UK and US.Agreed that nuclear war 'must never be unleashed'.Reached an agreement on a planned pipeline in Siberia to deliver Russian gas to China via Mongolia.Signed two joint documents - one detailing plans for economic co-operation and one on plans to deepen the Russia-China partnership.

'China is the leading foreign trade partner of Russia,' Putin said, pledging to keep up and surpass the 'high level' of trade achieved last year.Īccording to Russian state media, the two leaders also: The pair also discussed growing trade, energy and political ties between the two nations. He again claimed China had an 'impartial position' on the conflict in Ukraine, seeking to cast Beijing as the potential peace-maker. Standing alongside the Russian leader, Xi said his government was in favour of peace and dialogue and that China was on the 'right side of history'.

In a joint news conference after talks with Xi ended, Putin said: 'Many provisions of the Chinese peace plan can be taken as the basis for settling of the conflict in Ukraine, whenever the West and Kyiv are ready for it.'īut Russia had yet to see such 'readiness' from the other side, he said. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that calling for a ceasefire before Russia withdrew 'would effectively be supporting the ratification of Russian conquest'. Listing 12 points, it calls for peace talks and respect for national sovereignty, without specific proposals.īut Ukraine has insisted on Russia withdrawing from its territory as a condition for any talks - and there is no sign that Russia is ready to do that.

The Russian leader met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss the conflict, and relations between the two countries.Ĭhina's plan, published last month, does not explicitly call for Russia to leave Ukraine. Photo: AFP / Pavel ByrkinĬhina's peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, says Russian president Vladimir Putin.īut Putin said the plan could be put forward only when they are ready 'in the West and Kyiv'. Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on 21 March, 2023.

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