Zelenskiy seeks direct talks with Xi

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sent an offer of talks to Xi Jinping, saying he wants China to advocate the end of the Russian invasion. The People’s Republic should use its political and economic influence on Russia, Zelenskiy said in an interview with the South China Morning Post. „I would like to speak directly. I had one conversation with Xi Jinping a year ago,“ he told the newspaper. He said the Ukrainian side has sought to talk with China several times since the invasion began. However, until this day it has not taken place, the president said. He thus went beyond his earlier demand that China should remain neutral (China.Table reported).