China says there’s ‘no panacea’ to resolving the war in Ukraine
China said it’s willing to help bring about a cease-fire in Ukraine, but said “there is no panacea to resolve the crisis,” as it called on Russia and Ukraine to come to the negotiating table.
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China said it’s willing to help bring about a cease-fire in Ukraine, but said “there is no panacea to resolve the crisis,” as it called on Russia and Ukraine to come to the negotiating table.
“All parties need to start from themselves, build mutual trust and create conditions to stop the war and talk,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Thursday after a visit by China’s special representative on Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, to Ukraine.
Li met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the visit, as well as other ministers, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
“The two sides exchanged views on the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis and China-Ukraine relations,” the Chinese foreign ministry said, noting that the two sides agreed they should “work together to continue the tradition of mutual respect and sincere treatment between the two sides and keep the mutually beneficial cooperation moving forward.”
Li affirmed China’s position on a political settlement (Beijing has already issued a proposed peace plan, although it lacks substance) to the “crisis,” the ministry said, but noted “there is no panacea to resolve the crisis, but all parties need to start from themselves, build mutual trust and create conditions to stop the war and talk.”
China tends to call the war in Ukraine a “crisis” and has refused to condemn Russia’s unprovoked invasion, remaining close to its ally Moscow throughout the war. It did, however, make a reference to the “war” in its latest statement.
“China is willing to promote the formation of the broadest common understanding in the international community to resolve the crisis in Ukraine and make its own efforts to stop…
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