Poland Urges China To Pressure Russia To End War In Ukraine

Chinese Special Envoy for European Affairs Li Hui (file photo)

Poland called on China to exert pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine during a meeting between two top officials in Warsaw, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on May 19. China's Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui is on a tour of European capitals and earlier in the week was in Kyiv, where he discussed ways to end the war through a political settlement. In a statement following talks between Li and Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wojciech Gerwel, the Polish Foreign Ministry said Gerwel had called on Beijing to use its influence on Russia. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.