China hopes Putin’s meetings in France will facilitate de-escalation in Ukraine

BEIJING, June 6 (Itar-Tass) - China hopes that the meetings between western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Normandy, France, within the D-Day celebrations will help ease tension around Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman has said. “China’s position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear,” the ministry’s spokesman, Hong Lei said on Friday. “We hope that the parties concerned will be able to do their best for de-escalating the crisis and resolving the Ukrainian issue by political means,” he told Itar-Tass. Learn more on itar-tass.com