China could be the broker of peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as Moscow says that they are giving "a great deal of attention" to the 12-point plan China laid out at the end of last week. That plan has Beiking calling for an avoidance of nuclear escalation and to stop attacking civilians on either side of the conflict.

"We are paying a great deal of attention to the plan of our Chinese friends. Of course, the details need to be painstakingly analysed taking into account the interests of all the different sides. This is a very long and intense process," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to The Guardian.