Ukraine’s Zelensky says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in

Zelensky is now asking the White House to get Beijing involved in ending the war. That's a notable shift. For months, the narrative from Kyiv and Washington's foreign policy establishment was that China is a Russia enabler, not a peacemaker. Now the Ukrainian president himself is pointing to Xi Jinping as a possible solution. That tells you how badly things are going on the battlefield.

Who does Zelensky turn to? President Trump. Not the UN, not NATO, not the Brussels bureaucrats. He knows that only Trump has the direct relationship with Xi to make a serious ask. We're still waiting on what came out of the Trump-Xi talks, but the fact that Zelensky is publicly leaning on this channel is a quiet vindication of Trump's approach. No perpetual wars. Just leverage.

The Beltway crowd will call this weakness or worse. Ignore them. Zelensky didn't request another blank check. He requested diplomacy at the highest level. That's a good look for the administration, even if the details stay under wraps. President Trump is the one world leaders call when they need something real done.

China will look out for itself. Nobody should pretend Xi is doing us a favor. But if Trump can get Beijing to restrain Russian aggression, that's a win for everyone except the war profiteers in the usual think tanks. Let Trump work the phones. It beats another endless aid package with no endpoint.