Ukraine President Calls for Direct Talks with China

Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for direct talks with China’s President Xi Jinping.

Zelenskyy urged Beijing to use its political and economic influence on Russia to help end the war in his country.

Ukranian President and his Western allies have called Russia’s invasion a war of aggression, but Beijing says Moscow was provoked into attacking.

Jinping had previously expressed concern over the conflict in Ukraine during a summit in June, stating that it sounded an alarm for humanity.