China Hopes Ukraine, Russia Resume Peace Talks, Foreign Minister Says

What’s new: China is concerned about the Ukrainian crisis escalating and possibly “getting out of control” and hopes the parties will resume peace talks, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart on a phone call Thursday.

“We hope Ukraine and Russia will retain hope for dialogue and negotiation and not close the door to a political solution, no matter how difficult and challenging it may be,” Qin said in a foreign ministry statement.