CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to work with countries like China with “influence on Russia” as his country faces a renewed Moscow offensive, urging Beijing to attend peace talks next month.
Ahead of expected peace talks in Switzerland next month, Xi has called for negotiations that take both sides’ positions into account.
Engaging global players like China is crucial because “they have influence on Russia, and the more such countries we have on our side… the more Russia will have to move and [more countries] to reckon with,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky said he would like to see China at the international talks in Switzerland next month, aimed at paving the way for a peace process in Ukraine.
Russia has not been represented at any of the four rounds of closed-door international peace talks that have taken place so far, and will not be at this one.
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