In the lunchtime update of The Times.
Xi expected to hold talks with Zelensky after visiting Putin
President Xi is expected to hold talks with President Zelensky next week for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in an effort to broker peace.
The video meeting is likely to follow a summit in Moscow next week between Xi and President Putin, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Beijing has sought greater involvement in securing peace in Ukraine, announcing a series of proposals last month aimed at de-escalation that were swiftly rejected by allies but not ruled out by Kyiv. Zelensky has said that Ukraine needs Beijing’s involvement to solve the conflict.
“China has shown its thoughts. I believe the fact that China started talking about Ukraine is not bad,” he said last month. “But the question is what follows the words. The question is in the steps and where they will lead to.”