Vladimir Putin told Xi Jinping that he had looked at China's proposals for a resolution of the Ukraine conflict and that he viewed them with respect.

Speaking at informal talks in the Kremlin at the start of the Chinese leader's state visit to Moscow, Mr Putin also said that Russia was "slightly envious" of China's rapid development in recent decades.

Mr Xi told the Russian president that he was "convinced" that Mr Putin enjoyed the Russian people's support ahead of a presidential election scheduled for next year.

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