Zelenskiy seeking 'direct talks' with China's Xi to help end Ukraine war
Aug
4 (Reuters) - Ukraine is seeking an opportunity to speak "directly"
with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help end its war with Russia,
President Volodymyr Zelensky said, the South China Morning Post reported
on Thursday.
In
an interview with SCMP, the Ukrainian leader urged China to use its
outsize political and economic influence over Russia to bring an end to
the fighting.
"It's
a very powerful state. It's a powerful economy … So (it) can
politically, economically influence Russia. And China is [also a]
permanent member of the UN Security Council," the report quoted
Zelenskiy as saying.
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