Ukraine's President calls for peace talks

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for meaningful and comprehensive peace talks with Russia without any further delays. He made the call in a video address published online in the early hours of Saturday.

Also in the programme: Henry Wang, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization on the view from Beijing. What is China's real position on the war in Ukraine.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Suzanne Lynch, author of POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook, and Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia and eastern Europe editor for The Economist magazine.

(Photo: Ukraine"s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits combat positions in the Donetsk region: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with the country"s service members at the combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels on the Day of the Armed Forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine December 6, 2021. HO via Reuters)