Ukraine shares Beijing's position on the need to find a political solution to the war against Ukraine and calls on China, as a world power, to play an important role in these efforts, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.

"For decades, the Ukrainian-Chinese relations have been based on mutual respect, understanding and benefit. We share Beijing's position on the need to find a political solution to the war against Ukraine and call on China as a global power to play an important role in this effort," Kuleba said on Twitter on Monday.