China envoy, in Kyiv, eyes talks with Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected on Wednesday to receive a special envoy from China who arrived in Kyiv to promote Beijing-led negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. In Kyiv, officials also sought to allay fears that Russian forces destroyed a US-supplied Patriot air defence system, saying the powerful weapon was in operation. China’s special envoy, Li Hui, arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday for two days of talks with authorities, part of a European tour to promote Beijing’s plan to settle the conflict with Russia. A high-ranking Ukrainian official told AFP on condition of anonymity that a meeting…