Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on Wednesday, Beijing and Kyiv said, the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia's invasion. At a press conference by China's foreign ministry held shortly after the call, the main points of the call were read out, while questions by reporters were answered. When asked about the discussions, Yu Jun from China's foreign ministry said "the call was initiated by the Ukrainian side".