Volodymyr Zelensky Writes Letter To Invite Xi Jinping For "Dialogue"

President Zelensky has repeatedly sought to make contact with Xi Jinping since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year in the hope that Beijing will use its influence over Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written to Chinese leader Xi Jinping inviting him to talks which was handed over in Davos to the Chinese delegation, his wife Olena Zelenska said on Wednesday.

President Zelensky has repeatedly sought to make contact with Xi Jinping since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year in the hope that Beijing will use its influence over Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

During a speech on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos, Ms Zelenska said she had a letter for Xi but she gave new details during a press conference on Wednesday.

"It was a gesture and invitation to dialogue and I hope very much that there will be a response to this invitation," she told reporters.