China has released a 12-point Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is open to considering parts of China's 12-point ceasefire plan to end Russia's war on his country.

Θετικές ήταν οι πρώτες αντιδράσεις από την Ουκρανία και τη Ρωσία Source: AP / Kunihiko Miura/AP

KEY POINTS

• Ukraine's leader says he is open to considering parts of China's 12-point ceasefire plan
• China claims to have a neutral stance in the war that began one year ago
• Mr Zelenskyy suggested that China's help could be useful in trying to isolate Russia

Ukraine's leader has given qualified support for China's new pronouncements about the war in his country, saying Chinese interest is "not bad".

"China has shown its thoughts. I believe that the fact that China started talking about Ukraine is not bad," President Volodymyr Mr Zelenskyy said at a news conference on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion on Friday.

"But the question is what follows the words. The question is in the steps and where they will lead to."