Putin, days after ICC arrest warrant, will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow amid Ukraine conflict
Following accusations of war crimes by an international tribunal, Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow. This meeting comes just days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia since the beginning of the war.
Despite Russia and China not being members of the ICC, the arrest warrant has drawn attention to a delicate meeting for the Chinese leader.
Russia will use Xi's visit as evidence that it has a powerful friend prepared to stand with it against the West, which it says is attempting to isolate and defeat Russia. While Russia's army struggles in Ukraine, the US warns China against supplying Moscow with weapons, and Beijing faces a difficult choice.
