China has a peace plan for Ukraine when the West is ready, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP)

A Chinese peace plan could provide a basis for a settlement of the fighting in Ukraine, when the West is ready for it, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Speaking after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Mr Putin said Ukraine’s western allies so far have shown no interest in that.