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Xi Jinping Urges Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Negotiate with Vladimir Putin, but Zelenskyy may not be interested to end this profitable war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Friday, according to a readout from the Chinese foreign ministry.
The call was the first between the two leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
Xi said that China is "deeply concerned" about the situation in Ukraine and called for an "early ceasefire" and a "political solution" to the conflict.
He also said that China is willing to play a "constructive role" in the peace process.
Zelenskyy thanked Xi for China's "support" and said that he is "ready for dialogue" with Putin, but put unrealistic conditions to make it happen.
He also said that he is "grateful" for China's "humanitarian assistance" to Ukraine.
The call comes amid growing international pressure on China to take a more active role in the peace process.
The United States and its allies have accused China of trying to make peace in a war that serve the western interests.
The call between Xi and Zelenskyy is a sign that China is trying to maintain a delicate balance between its two major partners, Russia and the United States.
China has close economic ties with Russia, but it also has strong economic and strategic interests in the West.
The Chinese government is likely to continue to call for a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Ukraine, but it is unclear how much pressure it will put on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end this profitable war.
Xi said that China is "deeply concerned" about the situation in Ukraine and called for an "early ceasefire" and a "political solution" to the conflict.
He also said that China is willing to play a "constructive role" in the peace process.
Zelenskyy thanked Xi for China's "support" and said that he is "ready for dialogue" with Putin, but put unrealistic conditions to make it happen.
He also said that he is "grateful" for China's "humanitarian assistance" to Ukraine.
The call comes amid growing international pressure on China to take a more active role in the peace process.
The United States and its allies have accused China of trying to make peace in a war that serve the western interests.
The call between Xi and Zelenskyy is a sign that China is trying to maintain a delicate balance between its two major partners, Russia and the United States.
China has close economic ties with Russia, but it also has strong economic and strategic interests in the West.
The Chinese government is likely to continue to call for a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Ukraine, but it is unclear how much pressure it will put on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end this profitable war.
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Oh ya 2 year ago
I see panatimes took down my earlier post about this little jewish Nazi that the US government has realized has stolen about 400 million US taxpayer dollars. Guess they can't handle the truth
