The Biden administration hopes that Chinese language President Xi Jinping will attain out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately as a result of it’s necessary that Xi hears Ukraine’s perspective and never simply Russia’s, White Home spokesman John Kirby instructed reporters on Friday. Kirby’s remarks come after Beijing and Moscow introduced earlier Friday that Xi will go to Russia from Monday to Wednesday, in an obvious present of assist for Russian President Vladimir Putin because the Russia-Ukraine battle continues. Kirby criticized China’s name for a cease-fire between Ukraine and Moscow, saying whereas that method may sound good, it wouldn’t respect Ukrainian sovereignty and as an alternative would acknowledge Russia’s positive aspects in Ukraine.