chinese President, Xi Jinpingdiscussed with his Russian colleague, Vladimir Putinduring his state visit to Moscow, he developed a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, a twelve-point initiative.
Document presented on 24 February on the occasion of the first anniversary of the conflict, Russia launched in Ukraine on the orders of Putin, sets out China’s position “on a political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine”.
The pillars of the Chinese initiative are:
1. Respect for “the sovereignty of all countries” and “their territorial integrity”.
2. Rejection of the “cold war mentality” and respect for the “legitimate security interests of countries” that Beijing has been repeating since the beginning of the invasion against Russia.
3. A ceasefire and a call for “restraint” to “prevent the crisis from escalating further or even spiraling out of control.”
4. The resumption of peace negotiations, given that “dialogue and negotiations are the only real way out of the crisis.”
5. Resolution of the humanitarian crisis, “effective protection of the safety of civilians” and “creation of humanitarian corridors for their evacuation from war zones”.
6. Support for “an exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine” and an end to “attacks on civilian targets”.
7. Protecting the safety of nuclear power plants and ending “armed attacks on nuclear power plants”.
8. “Strategic Risk Reduction”, which includes the emphasis that “nuclear war must not and cannot be waged”.
9. A grain export guarantee in which the United Nations should “play an important role”.
10. The end of “unilateral sanctions” for “not solving problems and even creating new ones,” said Beijing, which from the very beginning of the war expressed its disagreement with the sanctions against Moscow.
eleven. Protecting the stability of production and supply chains, which includes asking all parties to “resist” the politicization and instrumentalization of the global economy.
12. Support for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, in which China is ready to “assist”.
NATO chief doubts China’s plan
The peace plan proposed by China for the war in Ukraine that country’s “perspective” should be taken into account, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) head Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday.
For Stoltenberg, “this corresponds Ukraine decide what are the acceptable terms for any peaceful solution.”
“Therefore, China needs to start understanding Ukraine’s point of view and interact directly with the president. [Volodimir] Zelensky if he wants to take the world seriously,” the head of NATO said.
The head of the transatlantic military alliance said he welcomed any proposal that could lead to a “just and sustainable world.”
In his opinion, the Chinese plan included some positive elements, including an emphasis on nuclear security, the protection of civilians and territorial integrity.
However, he warned that any proposal for a ceasefire that did not respect sovereignty Ukraine “it will only be a way to freeze the war and ensure that Russia can regroup, regroup and attack again.”
Stoltenberg said he had not yet seen any evidence that China supplies arms Russia. “But we saw some indications that this was a request from Russia and that this issue is being considered in Beijing … Our message is that China should not provide lethal assistance to Russia,” Stoltenberg said.
Source: RPP
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