Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at Kremlin for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

Kremlin: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the Kremlin on Tuesday for formal talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, on matters of concern including the Ukraine conflict.

The Kremlin has said the two leaders would discuss proposals put forward by China to end more than a year of fighting in Ukraine, and that the talks were likely to end with Xi and Putin signing numbers of agreements.

Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier also met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

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Moscow's trade ties have boomed since Russia's Ukraine campaign, linking the nations more closely and raising worries in Western capitals over how far the ties will go.

Chinese President Xi Jinpingalso invited Putin to visit China this year.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip coincides with a surprise visit to Kyiv by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who visited Bucha, a town where Russian forces were accused of committing atrocities during their occupation last year.