White House is 'encouraging President Xi to reach out to President Zelenskyy,' but no confirmation of meeting
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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that Ukrainian officials have not yet confirmed a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Monday that Xi, who was just elected to a third five-year term, plans to meet with Zelenskyy after visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week. Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
"We have spoken to our Ukrainian counterparts today – I saw the news accounts – they have not yet actually gotten any confirmation that there will be a telephone call or a video conference," Sullivan said. "We hope that there will be. That would be a good thing because it would potentially bring more balance and perspective to the way the PRC is approaching this, and we hope it would continue to dissuade them from providing lethal assistance to Russia."
China unveiled a peace proposal between Russia and Ukraine last month, calling for territorial integrity of both countries to be respected, but failing to outline what will happen to land Russia has occupied since invading last year.