KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday (Feb 24) he was planning to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy also said he was doing his best to prevent Chinese arms supplies to Russia to avoid any risk of 'Worl
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday he was planning to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy also said he was doing his best to prevent Chinese arms supplies to Russia to avoid any risk of"World War III." "I am planning to meet with Xi Jinping," he told reporters as Ukraine marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.Zelenskyy did not say when or where he was planning to meet Xi, but expressed hope that China would support a"just peace" and Ukraine.
"I really want to believe that China will not supply weapons to Russia. It is very important for me," Zelenskyy said.several Western powers rebuffed the proposalsZelensky also said on Friday he was convinced that only a country whose territory is under attack can initiate"any peace initiatives." Beijing has sought to position itself as a neutral party in the conflict, while maintaining close ties with strategic ally Russia.
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