paula. it s just a very scary time in our country. asking for trouble. team trump trying to fire up his base, as he faces possible indictment within days. and joining forces, the world s biggest central banks team up to keep the cash flowing and stave off a possible financial crisis. all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. good monday morning to you. in just 90 minutes, china s leader xi jinping arriving in moscow for a state visit including a one-on-one meeting with russian president vladimir putin. overnight, the two leaders published articles written for audiences in each country. the pieces highlight the trust in cooperation, and credit china for promoting peace in ukraine. cnn s salma abdelaziz following the story live from london for us. salma, what s the purpose of xi s visit? and what is putin looking for from china? reporter: well, for president xi who has, of course, secured that unprecedented third
from china? reporter: well, for president xi who has, of course, secured that unprecedented third term, this is his chance to step out on the lobby stage, demonstrate he s the statesman, a chief and capable of shaping world offense. for president putin, his role is to woo president xi and get him on his side. and remember they re already close allies to make president xi see the world the way president putin sees the world. ahead of this visit, president putin seemed to be preparing by making this visit to mariupol, the first visit to that war-torn region since the conflict began. he could be seen touring the damage there, demonstrating his strength in leadership, despite the fact there s been an arrest warrants issued for him by the icc. he laid out his vision in a chinese state paper. i want to show you how closely