On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine

FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast during their dinner at The Palace of the Facets, a building in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, March 21, 2023. Putin says his regime is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine in an interview with Chinese media on the eve of visit to partner Beijing that has backed Moscow in its full-scale invasion of its neighbor. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) BEIJING - Russian President Vladimir Putin says his regime is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine in an interview…