Before meeting Xi: von der Leyen speaks with Zelenskiy

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy before her trip to China. Ukraine will be an important topic during meetings with China’s leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, von der Leyen wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. „The EU wants a just peace that respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.“ Xi has not yet spoken with Zelenskiy. The Ukrainian President, as well as several Western leaders, repeatedly called on China’s leader to contact Zelensky – most recently Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing.