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April 27, 2023

Xi Jinping Tells Volodymyr Zelensky China Will Send Peace Envoy to Ukraine
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Ukraine's government says one person was killed and 23 others wounded
after Russia's Navy launched four missiles from the Black Sea, striking
residences in the city of Mykolaiv. Elsewhere, a Ukrainian journalist
working for the Italian La Repubblica newspaper was shot dead Wednesday
on the outskirts of Kherson in southern Ukraine. The newspaper reports
Russian snipers killed Bogdan Bitik, who was working as an interpreter,
and wounded Italian reporter Corrado Zunino. The Committee to Protect
Journalists reports at least 15 journalists have been killed in Ukraine
since Russia invaded.

On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held his first
talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping since Russia's invasion of
Ukraine last year. China's Foreign Ministry said after the call it would
dispatch former Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui as a special envoy
to Kyiv to find a political settlement to the war.

Yu Jun: "China always stood on the side of peace on the Ukraine issue.
China advocates political settlement of the crisis and promotes talks
for peace."

Officials with both NATO and Russia welcomed Wednesday's phone call, but
NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg criticized China for not condemning
Russia's invasion.


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