Countries close to Russia doubt expediency of war in Ukraine - Scholz

DW reports.

Scholz stated that in the world, there is hardly any head of government who believes that this war makes any sense for Russia. He noted that this applies to those who are very close to Russia.

According to him, China has openly declared its readiness to participate in the diplomatic process to end the war in Ukraine. In addition, Beijing has positively assessed the planned peace summit on Ukraine in Switzerland scheduled for mid-June: "This is a result that cannot be underestimated. And this is more than could have been expected three or six months ago."

• On Tuesday, April 16, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the Chinese President: Xi Jinping expressed support for an international peace conference "with the participation of all parties.”