German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a telephone call to use his influence on Russia to stop the war in Ukraine, his office said.
“The president underlined the common interest of China and Europe in an end to the war (in Ukraine) as well as respect for Ukrainian sovereignty and the required withdrawal of Russian troops,” Steinmeier’s office said in a statement. “He asked Xi to use his influence on Russia and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to this end.”
