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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion

Zelenskyy said stronger sanctions and U.S. pressure on China could help force Moscow toward talks and secure more air defense support for Ukraine.

  • On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he asked U.S. President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping to use Beijing's influence over Moscow to end Russia's 4.5-year-long invasion of Ukraine.
  • During his United Nations General Assembly speech on Wednesday, Zelenskyy urged Beijing to help end the war, asserting that China remains one of the few powers capable of exerting meaningful pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • Zelenskyy confirmed Trump approved licenses for Ukraine to produce American-made Patriot air defense systems, while Trump signed a powerful sanctions bill against Moscow into law last week.
  • Officials suggested the United Arab Emirates as the location for a proposed three-way meeting involving delegations from the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia to discuss technical issues without leaders present.
  • Overnight into Friday, Russian aerial attacks killed four people and wounded 11 in Ukraine, including a 14-year-old boy killed in a strike on the capital, Kyiv.
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US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22, invited him to hold talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow. He rejected the offer.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he asked US President Donald Trump to use China to end the war in Ukraine.

·Montreal, Canada
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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said Friday, September 25, that he did not receive a further response from Washington after asking Donald Trump to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the end of the war. Zelenski hopes that Xi will use his influence on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Zelenskiy urges Trump to enlist China's help to end war

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants China to use its clout to get Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine, urging Donald Trump to press Xi Jinping on the issue.

·Osborne Park, Australia
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