Zelenskiy thinks Trump could help change Xi's position on Russia's war

24/9/2025 12:21

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he believes that U.S. President Donald Trump could help change Chinese President Xi Jinping's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.



"I think that President Trump can change the attitude of Xi Jinping to this war, because China, we don't feel that China wants to finish this war," Zelenskiy told Fox News' "Special Report" after meeting Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.



The U.S. has highlighted China and India as contributors to the Russia-Ukraine war due to their ongoing purchases of oil from Moscow. Sources told Reuters last week that Trump urged European Union officials to impose 100% tariffs on China as a deterrent to purchasing Russian oil. He called for similarly expansive tariffs on India.



The U.S. request, if heeded, would result in a change of strategy for the EU, which has preferred to isolate Russia with sanctions rather than tariffs.



Despite U.S. frustration with New Delhi's and Beijing's contribution to the conflict through energy purchases, Zelenskiy on Tuesday said he believes that India is "mostly" with Ukraine.