KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and China's Xi Jinping spoke by phone Wednesday - their first conversation since Russia invaded Ukraine 14 months ago and a signal that Beijing may be angling to play a mediating role.
China will send a special representative to Ukraine and other countries to hold talks with all parties on resolving the "crisis," Xi told Zelensky, according to a Chinese readout of the call.