Russia hails China's Ukraine cease-fire proposal in joint statement

Russia positively assessed a Chinese proposal made last month that suggested a cease-fire and political settlement of the Ukraine crisis in a joint statement signed Tuesday by their leaders in Moscow, demonstrating a unified position in opposition to the West.Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called for "stopping all moves that lead to tensions and the protraction of fighting to prevent the crisis from getting worse or even out of control," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.In the joint statement, the two sides also expressed opposition to "any unilater…READ FULL ARTICLE