Zelenskyy says he wants to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen during a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on July 4, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Zelenskyy is seeking an opportunity for direct talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help end Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine, the South China Morning Post reported.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to speak directly with Xi Jinping in hopes China’s president could use the country’s influence to end Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Zelenskyy said Ukraine has pursued talks with China since the beginning of the war. He told the newspaper that Russia would feel much more economically isolated without the Chinese market and could use that to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war.
China has repeatedly said it supports a “peaceful resolution” to the situation in Ukraine, but has so far refused to call Russia’s war an “invasion.”
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Biden praises Senate vote bringing Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance
US President Joe Biden, Swedens Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finlands President Sauli Niinistö arrive to speak in the Rose Garden following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2022.
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President Joe Biden hailed the Senate vote to add Finland…
