Putin Welcomes China's Xi to Kremlin During Moscow Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Tuesday.

Xi's trip - his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month - showed off Beijing's new diplomatic swagger and gave a political lift to Putin just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Kremlin leader on war crimes charges related to Ukraine.

Both Moscow and Beijing have accused Washington of trying to isolate them and hold back their development as they challenge it for regional and global leadership.Putin Welcomes China's Xi to Kremlin During Moscow VisitRussian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Tuesday.

Xi's trip - his first abroad since his re-election earlier this month - showed off Beijing's new diplomatic swagger and gave a political lift to Putin just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Kremlin leader on war crimes charges related to Ukraine.

Both Moscow and Beijing have accused Washington of trying to isolate them and hold back their development as they challenge it for regional and global leadership.