Vladimir Putin thanks Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin has thanked Xi Jinping for China’s initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit where the Chinese leader said he hopes Europe will return to peace and stability soon.

China last year offered a broad plan for peace outlining general principles for ending the war in Ukraine.