What are China's interests in mediating the Ukraine war? |

Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin - just days after the International Criminal Court charged the Russian President with war crimes in Ukraine. Ahead of the visit, Xi called his trip a "journey of friendship, cooperation and peace".

Beijing recently circulated a 12 point peace plan for the war in Ukraine, that many have criticised for being short on specifics. China and Russia already share a "no limits" partnership, that their leaders inked last year.

Temur Umarov from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is an expert on China-Russia relations and Central Asian countries’ foreign policies. We asked him: What interest does China have in this visit?