Kiev Rejects China's Plan To End War Seem Balanced To Moscow

"There are certain common points and other ideas on which we disagree, but at least it's something," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference titled "Feb A Year of Unbreakability".

According to him, concrete actions will be more important than words He also plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"It would be a win-win," he said He opened the conference on the anniversary of the Russian invasion with a minute of silence and then praised, among other things, that Beijing thought of nuclear security and territorial integrity in the plan called China's position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, even if it only talks about it in general terms.

Putin and Wang agreed on a closer partnership Military aid denied China in the plan, among other things, encourages both countries to refrain from attacks on the civilian population, to establish humanitarian corridors and ensure the export of grain, the interruption of which caused a global increase in food prices.

However, he also demands an end to Western sanctions against Russia "The threat or use of nuclear weapons must be confronted," he urges.

Mykhailo Podoljak, an adviser to the office of the Ukrainian president, said that the essence of China's peace plan is not peace, but the "freezing of war" and the continuation of Russia's occupation of Ukrainian territory "The Ukrainian position is known - the withdrawal of Russian troops to the borders of 1991," wrote Podoljak.

Ukrainian chargé d'affaires in Beijing Zhanna Leshchynská declared: "Ukraine sees China's involvement in global efforts to end the crisis as a good step " 43 photos The Russian Foreign Ministry said it supported China's plan.

According to him, Kyiv should recognize the new territorial reality The head of the foreign affairs committee of the Russian State Duma, Leonid Slutsky, considers the Chinese proposal "more balanced" compared to Thursday's UN General Assembly resolution, in which 141 countries called on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

"Fundamentally, it is a plan to end the hegemony of the collective West, a plan that refuses to replace the 'force of law' with the 'law of force,' a plan that respects the equal security interests of all parties," Slucky wrote on Telegram The EU's ambassador to China, Jorge Toledo, said that as a member of the UN Security Council, China has "a special responsibility to defend and uphold the values ​​that have been grossly violated by the aggressor in this war.

" The West is fueling the conflict, China says China claims to be neutral in the conflict, but has strong ties with Russia as a counterweight to the US She refused to criticize the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to call it an invasion at all, while accusing the West of provoking and "inflaming" the conflict by supplying arms to Ukraine.

According to the US, on the other hand, China is considering providing Russia with weapons and ammunition for fighting in Ukraine The German weekly Der Spiegel wrote on Thursday that Russia is negotiating with a Chinese manufacturer to buy a hundred drones with a delivery date in April.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang told reporters on Friday that "there has been a lot of misinformation on this matter recently, and we should monitor who is behind it " China will provide Russia with weapons for fighting in Ukraine, the US fears The peace proposal, according to the AP agency, mainly develops long-known Chinese positions, including a reference to the need to guarantee the "sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries".

It also calls for an end to the "Cold War mentality," which tends to be the standard term for what Beijing sees as US hegemony and interference in the affairs of other countries "The security of one country cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of other countries, and regional security cannot be ensured by strengthening or even expanding military blocs," Russian state news agency TASS quoted the document as saying, urging consideration of "legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries.

" The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that "China did not share a peace plan, but a mere set of principles", and the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, made a similar statement about it NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said China's proposals do not carry much weight "because China has not condemned the illegal Russian invasion".

"We will of course look at those principles, but from the perspective that China has chosen a side," von der Leyen added, referring to "boundless friendship" to which China and Russia committed themselves last year.

Stop blaming China Beijing unhappy with Western aid to Ukraine The German government has "reservedly accepted" the Chinese program, but said it lacked crucial points such as the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

"It is important for China to discuss these points directly with Ukraine now This is the only way to a balanced solution that takes into account the legitimate interests of Ukraine," said a government spokesman, according to Reuters.

The head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, emphasized that Ukraine has the right to defend itself "If Ukraine stops defending itself now, it will not mean peace, but the end of Ukraine and the end of our international law," the DPA agency quoted Baerbock from her video speech.

China abstained on Thursday when the UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution calling on Russia to to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the invaded country The worst for me was Bucha, Zelenskyy admitted Russian troops crossed the border with Ukraine after months of escalating tensions exactly one year ago, on February 24, 2022, and thus launched a full-scale aggression.

"We will win because the truth is on our side," Zelenskyy said, adding that if Kiev's allies keep their word and fulfill their tasks, Ukrainian victory will be inevitable Zelensky's wardrobe At the very beginning of the war, the Ukrainian president changed his suit to T-shirts and sweatshirts in military colors.

The change of wardrobe, which quickly became a symbol of Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression, was recommended to him by his team, he said in an interview with the BBC The last time Zelensky could be seen in a suit was on the eve of the Russian invasion, on February 23, 2022.

“It was really strange I didn't have a suit with me.

And then one of my assistants said to me, 'Maybe try this?' It is more convenient and understandable for people After all, there is a war and it is strange when there is a war and you are in a suit," Zelenskyy said.

The president assured that he would definitely show up again in a suit and tie According to him, the end of the war will be a great opportunity for this.

"After our victory Maybe on the day of our victory.

" The president also called for a summit between the countries of Latin America and Africa, with which, according to them, Ukraine should have cooperated more since gaining independence “I think we've wasted a lot of our independence.

Ukraine did not have any strong partners until this time We lack support from Latin America and the African continent," said the president, according to whom Kyiv had thirty years to establish a partnership.

It was mostly African and Latin American countries that abstained or voted against the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on Thursday In it, Russia again called for the immediate withdrawal of its troops from Ukraine.

The text approved on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion was supported by 141 countries During the conference, which was broadcast live in violation of the security protocols of his office, journalists from all over the world asked Zelensky not only about geopolitical matters, but also about personal impressions a year after the beginning of the invasion.

Once again, the president did not avoid emotions when he answered the question about which day was the worst for him in the last year "Bucha.

It was Buča," he said with tears in his eyes as he recalled his first visit to the city on the outskirts of Kyiv, which after its liberation last spring became a symbol of the horrors perpetrated by the Russian invasion troops He also called on Russia to end its aggression.

“Respect our right to live in our country Leave our territory.

Stop bombing us," Zelenskyy said "Stop destroying our infrastructure, energy, drinking water," he said.

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