Ukraine’s Zelenskyy invites China’s President Xi for ‘dialogue’

Zelenskyy’s spouse, Olena Zelenska, says a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ally was handed to the Chinese language delegation in Davos.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written a letter inviting Chinese language chief Xi Jinping for talks as Russia’s invasion nears its one-year anniversary.

The letter was handed over in Davos, Switzerland, to the Chinese language delegation on the World Financial Discussion board, his spouse Olena Zelenska mentioned on Wednesday.

Zelenskyy has repeatedly sought to make contact with Xi since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February final 12 months within the hope that Beijing will use its affect over Russian chief Vladimir Putin.

“It was a gesture and invitation to dialogue and I hope very a lot that there will likely be a response to this invitation,” Zelenska advised reporters.

China and Russia introduced a “no limits” partnership in February final 12 months, shortly earlier than Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine.

Beijing has sought to place itself as impartial within the warfare, whereas on the identical time deepening ties with Moscow, significantly within the vitality sector.

However some analysts have prompt China might in the end step in as a mediator to barter an finish to the combating in Ukraine.

Overseas minister Wang Yi referred to as final September “on all events involved to maintain the disaster from spilling over”, underlining concern in regards to the financial influence of the battle that has affected international locations worldwide.

Zelenskyy advised the South China Morning Publish newspaper in August that he “requested formally for a dialog” with Xi, including dialogue could be “useful”.

Overseas ministers from each international locations met on the sidelines of the United Nations Common Meeting in New York in September.