FILE IMAGE - Chinas President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders summit in Samarkand on Sept.
15, 2022. (Photo by ALEXANDR DEMYANCHUK/SPUTNIK/A Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that shows off Beijing's new diplomatic swagger and offers a welcome political lift for Russian President Vladimir Putin as the fighting in Ukraine slows to a grinding war of attrition.China and Russia have described Xi’s trip as part of efforts to further deepen their "no-limits friendship." China looks to Russia as a source of oil and gas for its energy-hungry economy, and as a partner in opposing what both see as U.S.
domination of global affairs.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that over dinner on Monday, Putin and Xi will touch on issues related to Ukraine, adding that Russia's president will likely offer a "detailed explanation" of Moscow's view on the current situation.Broader talks involving officials from both countries on a range of subjects are scheduled for Tuesday, according to Peskov.The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine, according to the Associated Press.
The court said in a statement that Putin "is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation." The news broke as LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow was speaking with Dr.