good evening from kyiv. i m ali velshi. a global superpower says it is calling for peace. early friday morning, beijing time, the chinese government released a 12 point plan which is calling, quote, china s which it s colin, quote, china s position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. while lacking in specifics, the document goes out of its way to urge russia not to use nuclear weapons in this war. quote, nuclear weapons must not be used and nuclear wars must not be fought. the threat or use of nuclear weapons should be a post, and quote. the document also takes a swipe at nato, with a section titled, quote, abandoning the cold war mentality. and it to cries u.s. anxious russia, quote unilateral sanctions and maximum pressure cannot solve the issue. they only create new problems. in a wide-ranging press conference today, ukrainian president zelenskyy seemed to signal and openness to a good faith peace plan from china and he says he hopes to meet with chin
of this country. now, press conferences aren t really my jam. i am more of an outside, talking to people kind of guy. but this one was interesting. at at moments, even funny, and also emotional. the most emotional foment came in the end when a reporter asked zelenskyy how his relationship with a family has been affected in the year since russia s full scale invasion. the final question and the hardest one, i love them, i love my family, i love my wife. my children are the most important people for me. i do not get to see them often. my parents, i don t have any opportunity to see them. zelenskyy went on to say that his wife and children have stayed in the country, but he doesn t see his children often, or his parents. and you can see how that affects him. he also gave a tour of where he