Xi Jinping plans to talk to Volodymyr Zelenskyy

For the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is allegedly planning to talk to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Xi’s possible meeting with the Ukrainian president will be virtual.

“A direct conversation with Zelenskiy, if it happens, would mark an important step in Beijing’s efforts to play a peacemaking role in Ukraine, which has been viewed with skepticism in Europe. It would also bolster Beijing’s credentials as a global mediator after it facilitated a surprising diplomatic breakthrough between Saudi Arabia and Iran last week,” the WSJ writes.

Xi’s potential conversation with Zelenskyy includes Beijing’s desire to play an active role in ending the war in Ukraine.

Author: Daria Skotchenko

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