Peace plans and pipelines: What Came Out of the Putin-Xi Talks?

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a two-day summit in Moscow this week. Here’s a look at the key outcomes.

UKRAINE

Putin said Chinese proposals could be used as the basis of a peace settlement in Ukraine, but nothing emerged from the meeting to tie his hands militarily. A joint statement from the summit echoed language from China’s 12-point paper last month in calling for dialogue, though it did not include the reference in that document to respecting the territorial integrity of all countries