Any such trip would pose a grave risk to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s safety; Kaja Kallas says China’s help to Russia ‘allowing killing to continue’. What we know on day 1,289
The Ukrainian foreign minister, Andriy Sybiga, hit out at Vladimir Putin after the Russian president said peace talks with Volodymr Zelenskyy should take place in Moscow. Sybiga said at least seven countries were ready to host a meeting: Austria, the Vatican, Switzerland, Turkey and three Gulf States. “These are serious proposals, and President Zelenskyy is ready for such a meeting at any time,” Sybiga said. “Putin continues to mess around with everyone by making knowingly unacceptable proposals.”
Putin capped off a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday with his demand that any direct peace talks between him and Zelenskyy take place in Moscow. A trip to Moscow would be considered not only a symbolic capitulation but also a grave risk to the safety of Ukraine’s president, whom Russia has tried to assassinate since the outset of the full-scale war.
Putin was in China meeting with its leader, Xi Jinping; the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un; and the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi. North Korea has sent troops and ammunition to Russia, while China and India have bought Russian oil, helping its war economy, and China has been documented as a supplier to Russia of goods for use in the war.
