Xi Jinping is planning online meeting with Zelensky, - WSJ
The talks between the leaders of Ukraine and China will be the first since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.
This is reported by the Wall Street Journal, Censor.NET informs.
The publication notes that the planned online meeting reflects Beijing's desire to play a more active role as a mediator to end the war in Ukraine.
Direct talks between Zelenskyi and Xi will be a significant step in China's peacemaking efforts, which are met with skepticism in Europe, the publication notes.
The last time China tried to play the role of a world peacemaker was before the beginning of the 2000s. Then he launched six-party talks to curtail North Korea's nuclear program in exchange for aid. Those talks collapsed in 2008.
Beijing writes WSJ, is interested in ending the war in Ukraine. After all, she forces Xi Jinping. to balance between a "boundless" partnership with the Russian Federation and growing distrust and tension with the USA and its allies.
Since the beginning of the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Xi Jinping has never communicated with Volodymyr Zelensky. At the same time, he spoke several times with Russian leader Vladimir Putin - online and live.
