President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that China has economic leverage against Kremlin head Vladimir Putin that could help stop Russia's war against Ukraine. Zelensky stated this in an interview with The South China Morning Post..

The Ukrainian President urged Beijing to use its political and economic influence on Russia to stop the fighting.

“This is a very powerful state. This is a powerful economy... So it can politically, economically influence Russia. And China is also a permanent member of the UN Security Council,” the President said..

In an interview, Zelensky urged China to use its status on the UN Security Council to "

“If we work without legislation, then why should we have a Security Council at all, if any country. or a few countries in the world may simply decide to break the rules militarily? "

“I am sure that without the Chinese market for the Russian Federation, Russia would feel complete economic isolation.. This is what China can do – limit trade (with Russia) until the end of the war,” the Ukrainian president added..

Zelensky stressed that Russia does not spend increased energy revenues amid rising fuel prices on the needs of its people, because " Russia spends additional funds on “specific weapons with which it is fighting against Ukraine”.

“This is what needs to be stopped,” Zelensky said.

During the interview, the Ukrainian president also reiterated his recent warning about the long-term effects of the war on global food and energy security.. Chinese exports could be negatively impacted by countries spending more on food, fuel and defense after the war, he said..

“People would have to pay for energy, not for products from China… Exports from China would decrease. This is 100 percent,” Zelensky added..

Asked if he welcomes Beijing's help in rebuilding war-ravaged Ukraine, Zelensky expressed hope that China, Chinese business and the whole world will contribute to this process..

“I would very much like the whole world to unite over this process. It is very difficult for us to overcome this,” the President said, adding that Russian missile attacks have destroyed infrastructure in many cities..

Zelenskiy added that he understands that Beijing wants to maintain a "

“Of course, I would very much like China to reconsider its attitude towards the Russian Federation,” the Ukrainian President said..

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Earlier it was reported that Ukraine is looking for an opportunity to speak directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping in order to end the war.. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Read more about China's attitude to the Russian invasion in the article by Natalia Butyrskaya "