Xi Jinping speaks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy for first time since Russian invasion.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after weeks of pressure from Western leaders to use his influence with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin to broker a deal toward ending 14 months of war in Ukraine. This was the first call between Xi and Zelenskyy since the Russian invasion. The call lasted almost an hour, but there were no specifics on whether they talked of ways of finding an end to the conflict. Xi's call comes as the Chinese leader has sought to play the role of peacemaker, having brokered a deal to mend fences between Middle Eastern rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.