Beijing, Apr 26 (AP) Chinese leader Xi Jinping talked Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone, state media reported, in a long-awaited move after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator in Russia's war against Ukraine.

No details of the phone call were immediately released.

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China has tried to appear neutral in the war but refused to criticise Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Xi's government released a peace proposal in February and called for a cease-fire and peace talks.

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Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement before the February 2020 invasion saying their governments had a “no limits friendship.” (AP)

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