According to him, Washington urged the Chinese leader to contact Zelenskyyy, because he believes that “China and President Xi personally need to hear directly from Ukraine his opinion” on the crisis. The White House spokesperson noted that the US side, both publicly and privately, is trying to convince Beijing that such contact should take place.
The US leader’s adviser added that he could not confirm the publication in the Wall Street Journal that Xi Jinping would hold online talks with Zelenskyyy after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Washington hopes that contact with the Ukrainian side will still take place, Sullivan added. The United States believes this would help balance Beijing’s views on the crisis around Ukraine.
As will be recalled, earlier White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said the United States would like China to join the “rest of the world in condemning” the operation. Russian special. In addition, the United States “would be happy to see action from Beijing to help Ukraine with self-defense.”
