If Xi gets Putin to send Russia’s troops home, he can broker peace: Ukraine Defence Minister

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SINGAPORE - Ukraine is willing to accept China as a mediator only if Beijing can get Russia to withdraw from all the territories it has seized. That is the message from Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov in response to China’s quest for a role in negotiating a peace settlement. “Give me evidence that Russia is ready to live in peaceful coexistence with Ukraine. The first signal should be full liberation of Ukrainian territories. Let them show us a goodwill gesture and withdraw their armed forces from Ukrainian territory,” he said. “After that, we will believe this negotiator has influence on...