Zelenskyy says he has not yet received response on meeting with Xi Jinping

Zelenskyy said this in an interview with the Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun.

According to him, he has not gotten any reaction from China to the 10-point "peace formula" proposed by Ukraine and the proposal for a summit meeting.

"I did not get a proposal from China to mediate. I didn’t get the proposal to meet. I also, by diplomatic channels, gave straight messages that I want to speak with the leader of China," Zelenskyy said.

The Ukrainian president also expressed skepticism about China's 12-point proposal calling for a ceasefire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. He noted that "respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity" should come first.

• In November 2022, Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented a 10-point "peace formula" at the G20 summit in Bali.

• On February 24, China published a document with a position on the "political settlement" of Russia's war against Ukraine.

• On March 20, the White House called on Xi Jinping to hold a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

• Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said it was following Xi Jinping's visit to Russia and hoped that Beijing would use its influence on Russia to end the war. 

• According to the Financial Times, Xi Jinping plans to have a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his meeting with Vladimir Putin.