Zelenskiy invites Xi to visit Ukraine

29/3/2023 14:18

        Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit.
        
        Xi has not talked to Zelenskiy since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year but China published a 12-point plan for "a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis" last month.
        
        Xi discussed the conflict with his "dear friend", Russian President Vladimir Putin, while on a state visit to Moscow last week, although the talks did not show progress on how to end the war.
        
        China's proposal includes a call for a de-escalation and eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.
        
        But the United States has been dismissive of the proposal, given that China has declined to condemn Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.