Russia open to diplomatic solution in Ukraine, welcomes China's stance: Putin
Russia is ready to find a 'political and diplomatic solution' to the Ukraine issue and appreciates China’s 'well-balanced' view on the matter, according to President Vladimir Putin.
Moscow welcomes Beijing’s “readiness to make a meaningful contribution to the settlement of the crisis,” Putin said in an opinion piece published by Chinese newspaper People’s Daily on Sunday, a day ahead of President Xi Jinping’s high-profile visit to Moscow.