Kiev is awaiting confirmation of a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This was expressed in an interview by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk. Corriere della Sera.
“We are waiting for approval. This will be an important step. They have something to say to each other,” he said.
Speaking about China’s peace plan, Vereshchuk noted that Kiev “has the 10 points put forward by President Zelensky” and that Ukrainian officials hope “China will stay with us on the side of truth and justice.” He noted that Beijing should take into account the fact that “the idea of u200bu200bcontracting a ceasefire is impossible if it did not precede Russia’s withdrawal from Ukrainian territory.”
The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, answering a question about the possibility of supplying Russian troops with Chinese weapons, emphasized that he does not believe in such a development of events, because “it would mean a direct confrontation with the West.”
Earlier, on the broadcast of Channel One, the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov forwarded The Chinese side raised the question of the possibility of contact between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the talks with Putin in the Kremlin.
At the same time, the US leadership waitsChinese President Xi Jinping will contact Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after his visit to Moscow.
17 March Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba declarationPresident Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, wrote that Xi Jinping plans to have an online meeting with Zelensky.