{"id":39336,"date":"2024-05-18T06:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T06:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=39336"},"modified":"2024-05-18T06:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T06:33:59","slug":"zelensky-wants-china-at-ukraine-peace-talks-cites-influence-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=39336","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky wants China at Ukraine peace talks, cites\u00a0\u2018influence on Russia\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to work with countries like China with \u201cinfluence on Russia\u201d as his country faces a renewed Moscow offensive, urging Beijing to attend peace talks next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky said Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured him in a phone call that Beijing supports Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity \u2013&nbsp;though he did not say when the exchange happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was speaking in an interview with news agency AFP aired on Friday, shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s two-day visit to China, during which the two countries pledged deeper strategic cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing has never condemned Russia\u2019s February 2022 invasion, instead claiming neutrality in the conflict, having released a vaguely articulated 12-point position on its resolution. Ahead of expected peace talks in Switzerland next month, Xi has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/07\/china\/china-xi-jinping-europe-macron-france-serbia-intl-hnk\/index.html\">called for negotiations<\/a>&nbsp;that take both sides\u2019 positions into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engaging global players like China is crucial because \u201cthey have influence on Russia, and the more such countries we have on our side\u2026 the more Russia will have to move and [more countries] to reckon with,\u201d Zelensky said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noting the assurances he says Xi gave him over the phone about territorial integrity, he added: \u201cThey support, but what they will do, we are yet to see.\u201d The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/04\/26\/europe\/xi-jinping-zelensky-phone-call-intl\/index.html\">only known phone<\/a>&nbsp;call between Zelensky and the Chinese leader was in April last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky said he would like to see China at the international talks in Switzerland next month,&nbsp;aimed at paving the way for a peace process in Ukraine. The summit has drawn delegations from more than 50 countries so far, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Swiss President Viola Amherd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to work with countries like China with \u201cinfluence on Russia\u201d as his country faces a renewed Moscow offensive, urging Beijing to attend peace talks next month. Zelensky said Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured him in a phone call that Beijing supports Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity \u2013&nbsp;though he did not say when the exchange happened. He was speaking in an interview with news agency AFP aired on Friday, shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s two-day visit to China, during which the two countries pledged deeper strategic cooperation. 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