China has presented Russia with its vision of a “political settlement” of the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, following the visit of the head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang Yi, to Moscow.
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“The Chinese partners shared with us their thoughts on the main causes of the Ukrainian crisis, as well as their approaches to its political settlement.– said in the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. “There was no mention of a separate “plan” (peace).“, however, he noted. Russia’s close ally China has never publicly supported or criticized the invasion of Ukraine, while it has repeatedly expressed its support for Moscow in the face of Western sanctions. But he has also repeatedly called for Ukraine’s territorial integrity to be respected, while Moscow insists on annexing five Ukrainian regions.
“Beijing did not consult with Kiev in preparing its peace plan»
A senior Ukrainian official responded on Wednesday, telling several media outlets.China has not consulted us“. Beijing has promised to publish its proposal “political solutionthis week, on the first anniversary of the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Ukraine’s head of diplomacy Dmitry Kouleba, who met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Germany, revealed on Tuesday in Brussels that the latter “shares key elements of China’s peace plan“. “We are waiting to receive this text to study it in detail, because we cannot draw conclusions until after the oral presentation.added Dmytro Kuleba.
Red lines
In turn, a senior Ukrainian official warned on Wednesday that a peace plan should not be abandoned.red linesimposed by Kiev, including territorial concessions to Russia, which is seizing territory in eastern and southern Ukraine, including the Crimean peninsula. “The red lines for Ukraine are the principles of the UN Charter, including respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity“, this official emphasized. “There will be no bargaining in any Ukrainian territory, it has already become clear to the President (Volodymyr Zelensky).“, he warned.
Source: Le Figaro
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