Chinese President Xi Jinping holds phone call with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

Xi Jinping’s telephone diplomacy with Volodymyr Zelensky serves only what’s in China’s interest

Xi Jinping’s long-awaited phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has already proven useful for Beijing at a time when its relations are deteriorating with many foreign nations.

Xi Holds First Talks With Zelensky Since Russian Invasion

KYIV/BEIJING (Reuters)—Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fulfilling a longstanding goal of Kyiv which had publicly sought such talks for months. Zelenskiy, describing the hour-long phone call as "long and meaningful", signalled the importance of the chance to open closer relations with Russia's most powerful friend, naming a former cabinet minis…

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy appears upbeat after long call with China's Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on the phone for an hour on Wednesday.

Zelenskyy upbeat after talk with Xi

KYIV, Ukraine

Zelenskyy upbeat after talk with Xi

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a "long and meaningful" phone call Wednesday, their first known contact since Russia invaded Ukraine over a year ago, and Beijing appointed an envoy to…