Ukraine wants to speak 'directly' with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help end its conflict with Russia, President Zelenskyy tells South China Morning Post, as fighting rages on day 162 of conflict Follow our live coverage:👇
Graffiti on wall in Kiev depicts a Ukrainian serviceman making a shot with a US-made Javelin portable anti-tank missile system. Ukraine is seeking an opportunity to speak "directly" with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help end its conflict with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the South China Morning Post .
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 can politically, and economically influence Russia. And China is [also a] permanent member of the UN Security Council," the report quoted Zelenskyy as saying.
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