China supports a “peaceful settlement” of the conflict in Ukraine, Chinese head of state Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Beijing is trying to assert itself as a mediator between Moscow and Kiev.
• Also read: Xi says he is making his ‘strategic’ relationship with Russia a ‘priority’
• Also read: Putin and Xi discuss China’s peace plan
China, which last month proposed a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict, is “constantly guided by the principles of the UN … and strives for a peaceful solution,” Xi said in his words translated into Russian after the talks in the Ukraine Kremlin .
“We are always for peace and dialogue,” he stressed.