Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The trip has been viewed as an attempt by Xi to demonstrate support for Putin, who is under economic sanctions and facing reports that his military is running out of ammunition for the Ukraine conflict. While Western officials are concerned that Putin could ask Xi to supply weapons to Russia, Beijing has described the trip as one of "friendship and peace." Putin has lost thousands of tanks and personnel carriers in eastern Ukraine and is likely to ask Xi for equipment and ammunition during their meeting.