Kyiv | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday (Saturday AEDT) that he plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping but did not say when such a meeting might take place.
“I plan to meet Xi Jinping and believe this will be beneficial for our countries and for security in the world,” he told a news conference in Kyiv on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv.
Zelenskiy had earlier reiterated that he would not hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Earlier on Friday China called for a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine as part of a 12-point peace plan.
On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s ally China urged both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation, warned against the use of nuclear weapons and said conflict benefited no one. »