Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to travel to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, according to a report. Reuters cited unnamed sources on Monday in a report suggesting Xi could be in Moscow earlier than previously reported. The trip comes after China has offered a plan to negotiate an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine, though some international observers have remained critical of Beijing’s proposal given its strategic alliance with the Kremlin. Last month, China’s foreign ministry released a 12-point plan for peace urging both sides to incrementally reduce tensions, though the ceasefire proposal stopped short of condemning Russia’s actions and condemned sanctions imposed on its ally by the West.
