China to send peace envoy to Ukraine, Xi tells Zelenskyy in call

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a call Wednesday that he will send a peace envoy to the war torn nation as Russia continues its brutal assault. 

According to a government statement on the call, China will send an envoy to not only Kyiv, but other nations as well "to conduct in-depth communication with all parties on the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis."

The statement did not confirm whether Xi, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, will also send a representative to Moscow to discuss peace in Ukraine. 

China has attempted to appear as a neutral party since Russia launched its deadly invasion in February 2022, but it has drawn international ire for refusing to condemn the illegal war.