Plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Beijing's proposal to end the war in Ukraine. This information has been reported in the BBC report.

Zelensky held a press conference in Kyiv on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine. There he said, "China's proposal indicates that they are working to find a way for peace."

Although China has spoken of peace proposals, Western countries have been claiming for days that Xi Jinping is considering arming Russia. Zelensky also spoke about this.

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China's plan calls for peace talks and respect for national sovereignty. Although not specified in the 12-point document, Russia must withdraw its troops from Ukraine. But, China also condemned the use of 'unilateral sanctions' against Russia. That is seen as an indirect criticism of Ukraine's allies in the West.

The BBC report also said Chinese authorities have yet to publicly respond to Zelensky's call for a meeting.

China is currently siding with Russia. John Simpson, the BBC's international affairs editor, said China would seek a peace deal to "save face" for Putin.

In addition, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also made negative comments about China's peace proposal. He said, "China does not have much right to be involved in the peace proposal. Because they could not criticize the illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Moscow, he met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday. After the meeting, China's state news agency Xinhua quoted Wang as saying Beijing was willing to "deepen political trust" and "strengthen strategic coordination" with Moscow. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday after a visit to Moscow. . Beijing is willing to "deepen political trust" and "strengthen strategic coordination" with Moscow, state news agency Xinhua quoted Wang as saying after the meeting.