On Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, called on the international community to create conditions and provide support for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

According to Xinhua news agency, Orban informed Xi about his recent visits to Ukraine and Russia.

“Xi called on the international community to create conditions and provide support for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiation between the two sides, saying that only if all major countries inject positive rather than negative energy, can a ceasefire in this conflict emerge as soon as possible,” Xinhua reports.

“Xi stressed that an early ceasefire and a political settlement are in the interests of all parties, saying that the priority is to cool down the situation through observing the three principles of no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of fighting, and no fanning by any party over the flames,” the message reads.

"China has been actively promoting peace talks in its own way and encouraging and supporting all efforts conducive to a peaceful settlement of the crisis [this is how the PRC calls the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine]," he said, adding that the basic propositions of China and Hungary and the direction of their efforts are the same, and China is willing to stay in communication with Hungary and all relevant parties.