The Chinese president is playing the role of peacemaker, but can he bring an end to war?
Analysis
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow yesterday. Photo: Sergei Karpukhin
Roland OliphantTelegraph Media Group Limited
Vladimir Putin has bet his own and his country’s future on starting the biggest war in Europe for generations.
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