Zelensky hopes Beijing can use ‘influence’ over Moscow to help stop Ukraine war

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged China to use its influence over Russia to help end the war in Ukraine. He also cautioned that a possible summit involving the US, China, and Russia must not result in dividing Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Beijing has “influence” over Moscow it should use to stop the war in Ukraine, and that a proposed summit meeting of the US, Chinese and Russian leaders must not lead to the division of his war-torn country. Speaking virtually at an event hosted by Washington-based Hudson Institute think tank, Zelensky said he did not know what would be discussed at the potential meeting between US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and...