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Moscow. the what do you think comes from this? >> vi low ei have low expectati coming from the committee, i believe that dialogue should take place, and we will be looking at what takes place after the dialogues. if xi wants to help, he should leave russia and go to ukraine to talk to zelenskyy, and if not, we are going nowhere. because nothing happens about ukraine without and he must go to talk to zelenskyy and the people of ukraine as i have. >> do you see xi here as peacemaker? >> no, vi low...

Unacceptable. >> and congressman in your opinion, what do you think chinas end goal is in the next few days? >> i think theyre trying to burnish their reputation as a peacemaker. i think their big audience are europeans but every time the ccp and president xi jinping want to try to court the europeans to try to help revive their economy, every time they say, you know, to vladimir putin, president xi jinping calls him quote-unquote dear friend, i think it sends shudders down the spines of europea...

Now, beijing maintains it is neutral in this conflict and insisting that this visit is a trip for peace, but the united states is skeptical and biden officials are watching very closely for signs that china may wind up providing lethal aid for russias war. take you to the white house now and cnns jeremy diamond who joins us live. the white house is very clear about its skepticism over chinas motives here. >> reporter: yeah. certainly are, boris. they want the rest of the world to be skeptical as...

For weapons, the likes of iran, and north korea, countries that are not exactly technological juggernauts. except for in the case of iran, drones that have been pelting the country for the last couple of weeks. this could be a big change depending on how this all shapes up. >> matt bradley, thank you for that. xi jinpings high profile trip highlights the growing role of china in world affairs, trying to play peacemaker in ukraine and across the middle east. for more, i want to bring in david ign...

Outpace china. 3750 as of 2020. low 200s for china. the thing about nukes, how many do you need? >> you dont need a lot. >> you need them updated, the most advanced technology. >> when we started the segment off talking about china is trying to position itself now as the peacemaker in this ukraine conflict, of course what theyve laid out benefits russia, their friend. we are being distracted and depleted of our own resources in this ukraine conflict. wheres our state department? not just our mil...

Does wrong. this is all about this russia china strategic relationship. what we have to worry about, fredrica, is china is making a larger footprint in the middle east with the iranian saudi arrangement and a strengthened relationship between china and russia. it puts pressure on the west and the united states for u.s. leadership. >> does china think it is convincingly making an argument it is a peacemaker here or at least its attempt to be a peacemaker? >> i think its a way of china putting its...

The example of the president of sudan, also under indictment from the icc, and he has been able to travel to other countries and nothing has happened to him, so i think we have to wait and see how the war with ukraine and is, what happens to putin afterwards, but right now its difficult to see him being arrested. but it will restrict _ see him being arrested. but it will restrict his _ see him being arrested. but it will restrict his movement, i see him being arrested. but it| will restrict his ...

Now its difficult to see him being arrested. but it will restrict his movement, his ability to travel around the globe, he will be restricted to only a very few countries? yes, i mean really go to the 620 summit in india? india is another country that has not signed onto the icc, which countries can he visit? i also think it is very interesting that this indictment was handed down today, three days before president xi jingping visit to russia, because it puts him in a more awkward position becau...

And see how the war with ukraine ends, what happens to putin afterwards, but right now its difficult to see him being arrested. but it will restrict his movement, his ability to travel around the globe, he will be restricted to only a very few countries? yes, i mean, will he go to the 620 summit in india? india is another country that has not signed onto the icc, which countries can he visit? i also think it is very interesting that this indictment was handed down today, three days before presid...

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