Volodymyr Zelensky says he has invited China to dialogue and “waits for a response.”

• The Chinese plan has the following elements: “must act as a basis for a peaceful settlement [du conflit], when they are ready for it in the West and kyiv. However, we do not currently observe such a trend on their part.Vladimir Putin said.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday “guests” China to negotiateAnd “wait for reply” At his invitation, his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, has arrived in Moscow to maintain his alliance with Vladimir Putin.
• Zelensky welcomed the Japanese Prime MinisterIn which he A “A powerful defender of international order”. Fumio Kishida had earlier visited Boutcha, near Kyiv, where Russian soldiers had committed atrocities when they occupied the city. He revealed his “outrage”.
• Russia became China’s top crude oil supplier in January, Reuters reported, citing official Chinese figures. In 2022, it ranked second behind Saudi Arabia.
• Russian crude output, which was cut by 500,000 barrels a day last month in response to international sanctions, will remain unchanged until the end of June.Alexander Novak, Russian Energy Minister announced.
• The United States opened its first permanent military base in Poland. “It shows that we are here to stay. It shows the world that America is committed to Poland and to NATO. We are united against Russian aggression.”said Mark Brzezinski, US Ambassador to Poland.
• The European Union gave Ukraine 1.5 billion euros Under the second tranche of the financial assistance program adopted in 2022, European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen announced on Tuesday.

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