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
putin s war. this is year and nine. it began back in 2014 when russia invaded and illegally annexed the crimean peninsula, and-backed separatists in donetsk, and luhansk on the eastern ukrainian border. this week, i went to the eastern city of to meet with military chaplains who are working to support the soldiers who are fighting this prolonged conflict. what is the role of chaplains and the military in ukraine? translator: the role of the chaplain is to be close to soldiers, support them. because a person is not just a complex machine, but also a spiritual and soulful machine. it is a support. to be near war it is constant stress. it is constant stress that never ends. and the person burns out, not from the fact that something hits close, but internally, psychologically. not only is it a fear of death, injuries, but also worries for one s family, country, and all this in a complex exhaust the