Xi Jinping held his first phone call since the Russian invasion began with Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky yesterday. The Chinese president reportedly vowed to remain “neutral” in the conflict but offered his services to try to broker a deal between the two countries. It must have gone fairly well because, within a matter of hours, Xi announced that he would be sending a delegation to Kyiv to begin negotiating a cease-fire. The fact that this is taking place just as Ukraine is preparing to launch an anticipated spring counteroffensive may turn out to be more than a coincidence. But recently leaked documents suggesting that the White House privately fears that Ukraine is losing the war may have put Zelensky in more of a mood to talk.Read More
China to mediate Ukraine peace talks
