China's President Xi Jinping is in Moscow for a two-day visit and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It is Xi's first visit to Russia since Russian troops invaded Ukraine - he's due to have lunch with Putin later, and hold formal talks on Tuesday.

The trip is taking place days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Putin for an alleged war crime.

China denies supplying weapons to Russia
There's more now from China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, who we heard from a little earlier.

At a press conference, convened as Xi Jinping was making his way to Russia, Wang was asked about reports that Chinese ammunition has been used by Russia in Ukraine.

He took the opportunity to remind reporters that it was the US, not China, suppling weapons to battlefields in Ukraine. "The US side should stop fuelling the fires and fanning the flames... and play a constructive role for a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine, not the other way around," he said.

There is concern by some world leaders that China will supply arms to Russia following a “no limits” partnership agreed by the two counties shortly before the Ukraine conflict began.

China has denied any plan to send weapons, and criticised the West for its weapon supplies to Ukraine.

Wang also said Xi's visit was a "trip for friendship, cooperation and peace".