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China and Ukraine meet to find ‘common ground’ on ending the war with Russia
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry Dmytro Kuleba (left) poses for photos with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, July 24, 2024

THE foreign ministers of China and Ukraine met today to seek “common ground” on ending the war with Russia.

Video released by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry showed Dmytro Kuleba arriving at the meeting venue in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou and exchanging remarks with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. 

The visit, which began on Tuesday, is the first by a Ukrainian foreign minister since the war started in 2022.

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