WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday (Friday in Manila) that talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be a 'good thing,' but warned Beijing against taking a 'one-sided' view of the conflict.
'We think it would be a very good thing if the two of them talk,' National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters when asked about a Wall Street Journal report that the Ukrainian leader is set to talk with Xi for the first time since Chinese-ally Russia invaded.
PEACE BROKER? Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, attends the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting via video link and delivers a keynote address in Beijing, capital of China, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. The White House said Thursday that talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be a ‘good thing,’ but warned Beijing against taking a ‘one-sided’ view of the conflict. XINHUA PHOTO
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