Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged friendship on Tuesday, the second day of Xi’s visit to Moscow. The two leaders also discussed Beijing’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine, a plan largely dismissed in the West as a ploy to buy Putin time to regroup his forces and consolidate his front lines.
With these potential peace talks on the table, what’s really happening here? And what should we expect given China’s economic lifeline to Russia? NTD interviewed Antonio Graceffo, a China economic analyst and an Epoch Times contributor, for more.