It was Chinese state media that first reported that the two leaders have finally spoken. Xi announced when he traveled to Moscow last month, on an official visit to President Putin, that he would soon contact President Zelenskyi. China had then put forward a peace plan with 12 different points, without having spoken to the Ukrainian president. Since then, Zelenskyy has called for the promised conversation. Spokesperson Yu Jun in China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a press conference that today’s talk was initiated by the Ukrainian side. – I have had a long and meaningful telephone conversation with President Xi Jinping, Zelensky wrote afterwards on Twitter. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Vladimir Putin about a month ago. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP China provides a special envoy The hope from the Ukrainian side is that China, which is a close ally of Russia, can influence the Russian president to stop the war in Ukraine. According to Chinese media, Xi is said to have said that talks and negotiations are the only way out of the conflict. He must be informed that China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, in the effort to find a solution. This special envoy will hold talks with all parties involved in the war, according to media reports. Ukraine, for its part, will send a new ambassador to China. The chosen one is Pavlo Riabikin, recently resigned industry minister with diplomatic experience. Today’s contact will be the first between Zelenskyj and Xi after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the neighboring country in February last year. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says in a comment that they note that China is ready to facilitate negotiations and take the lead in such a process. Listen to the podcast:
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