Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he believes that U.S. President Donald Trump could help change Chinese President Xi Jinping ‘s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“I think that President Trump can change the attitude of Xi Jinping to this war, because China, we don’t feel that China wants to finish this war,” Zelenskiy told Fox News’ “Special Report” after meeting Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
US calls for steep tariffs on India and China
The U.S. has highlighted China and India as contributors to the Russia-Ukraine war due to their ongoing purchases of oil from Moscow. Sources told Reuters last week that Trump urged European Union officials to impose 100% tariffs on China as a deterrent to purchasing Russian oi