Vladimir Putin has said he will welcome his “good old friend” Xi Jinping later as the Chinese president visits Moscow to highlighted China’s “willingness to play a constructive role” in Ukraine.
The visit means Mr Xi will have the dubious distinction of being the first world leader to shake Mr Putin’s hand after an arrest warrant was issued for the Russian president on 17 March over the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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