Sure hope so

Just say it! I have a big, fat watery ass!

They were already incentivised.

Beijing definitely has the power to broker peace for Ukraine but I can’t imagine it’s in their best interest to see Russia take a huge loss. BRICS has seen gains in membership and interest from the war. Anything Xi suggests will likely be land forfeiture along current battle lines IMHO.

I’m sure it’s still a blow to Putin’s public image for them to be meeting. Maybe with Russia in such a bad decline behind the scenes he is ecstatic to have some forceful diplomacy from their neighbors to the south.