Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit China this week. It will be his first trip to Beijing since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry provided little detail apart from an announcement by spokesperson Mao Ning saying Kuleba will be in China from Tuesday to Friday. Kuleba’s visit was made upon invitation from his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, state media Xinhua reported.
Ukraine also confirmed the meeting will take place. The main topic of discussion will be "the search for ways to Russian aggression and China's possible role in achieving a stable and just peace," said a statement from the Foreign Ministry in Kyiv.
The visit will take place shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden, who’s been leading international efforts to help Ukraine, announced he would not seek reelection.
Kuleba’s trip also comes weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy openly criticized Beijing for helping Moscow sabotage a peace conference in Switzerland last month.
Politico
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