Zelensky shouldn’t look to China as a partner for peace


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Michael Bociurkiw is a global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington. Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was waiting to hear from Chinese President Xi Jinping, following the latter’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. As of this writing, the call hasn’t been reported to have taken place, but here in Ukraine, hopes are waning that Beijing will use its growing influence over Moscow to urge it to lay down arms. “I gave a direct signal through diplomatic channels that I want to talk to the Chinese leader,” Mr. Zelensky said. Ukraine...