US State Department comments on visit of China's special envoy to Ukraine

Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson of the US State Department said this during a press briefing.

According to him, it is "important for China to hear directly" from the Ukrainian side why it is necessary to "respect Ukraine's security concerns, as well as its sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Also, the representative of the US Department of State, speaking about any diplomatic efforts, recalled the principle of "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."

Patel emphasized that the outcome must be consistent with the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, and "no one wants this war to end more than our Ukrainian partners."

At the same time, the US State Department spokesperson noted that Russia does not demonstrate a serious interest in ending the war, and in fact "acts in a completely opposite way."

"While others are focused on finding ways for this war to end, including President Zelenskyy, who has laid out his own peace plan, Russia is sending drones and missiles into a neighbor’s country, hitting apartment buildings, hitting hospitals, hitting movie theaters, killing scores of children and injuring others," Patel said.

• On May 12, it was reported that China's Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui would visit Ukraine, Russia, Poland, France, and Germany starting from May 15. The purpose of the visits is to find ways to end the war.