In Ukraine, the ambassadors of China, Serbia, and Saudi Arabia began their diplomatic missions. They presented their letters of credence to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to the Ukrainian president's statement on Facebook.

Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, held a meeting with the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine, Ma Shengkun. Earlier, the ambassador had presented his credentials to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine attaches great importance to developing relations with China and hopes to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Back then, in the first weeks of the war, Russia and Ukraine conducted several rounds of talks in person and online aimed at ending the conflict; although a framework for peace called the Istanbul Communiqué was drawn up,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked China for supporting his country's territorial integrity and emphasised the two nations' improving bilateral relations amid China's intensified efforts to mediate peace,

The United States has accused China of supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine, highlighting that Beijing's actions contradict its claims of pursuing peace. Source: US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood during the UN Security Council meeting on 20 Details: Wood emphasised that China's support for Russia goes against the principles of the UN Charter.

Zelensky is personally deeply invested in his own peace plan, particularly as Ukrainians have made enormous sacrifices in the war so far. This does not rule out compromises, but it makes concessions to China, widely seen by Ukrainians as one of Russia’s main supporters in the war, very unlikely.

Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine.

A widespread anticorruption campaign within the senior levels of the Chinese military and government is impeding its push to build up its military by 2027, the Pentagon says in a new report released on Wednesday.

Ukraine's prime minister Denys Shmyhal said on Monday the country had received $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund, which would be used for key budget expenditure.

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The Russian suggests his price for peace is Kyiv’s defeat and U.S. humiliation.