Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China supports direct dialogue and negotiation between Russia and Ukraine, and supports political settlement of the crisis

On the 19th local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Trump had a phone call to discuss the Russian-Ukrainian issue. At today's regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some reporters asked questions about this. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that China supports all efforts conducive to peace, supports direct dialogue and negotiation between Russia and Ukraine, and supports a political solution to the crisis. It is hoped that all parties can reach a fair, lasting, binding and acceptable peace agreement through dialogue and negotiation. (CCTV News)