A shaky-looking Vladimir Putin praised his ‘dear friend’ President Xi Jinping while he gripped the arms of his chair during the Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow today.
Putin appeared to be trembling and clutching his seat as he welcomed Xi to the Kremlin today in a sign that the 70-year-old’s health is continuing to deteriorate.
The Russian despot said he was willing to discuss Beijing’s plan to end the war in Ukraine – a move that has been met with scepticism in Kyiv and the West, with world leaders questioning the real motive behind Beijing’s plan for peace.
‘We are always open to negotiations,’ Putin told Xi during the visit, which came mere days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian despot over war crimes in Ukraine. ‘We will certainly discuss all these issues, including your initiatives which we treat with respect, of course.’
China has not offered any concrete proposals to end the war other than a 12-point ‘peace plan’ which…