China Envoy Begins Ukraine Mission as Xi Aims to Play Peacemaker
- Li Hui to visit Ukraine, Russia in bid to restart talks
- China has been criticized for not condemning Moscow’s attack
A top Chinese envoy will begin his tour of Ukraine and four other nations in Kyiv on Tuesday, in a trip designed to bolster President Xi Jinping’s credentials as a global peacemaker.
Ambassador Li Hui, special representative of the Chinese government for Eurasian Affairs, will visit the capital on Tuesday and Wednesday, a Ukrainian official told AFP and Reuters on Monday. It’s not clear whether Li will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.