China’s Plan To End Ukraine-Russia War Met With Skepticism In West
China proposed a plan for Ukraine’s peace on the One-year anniversary The embattled nation’s Russia’s grueling warHowever, Western leaders initially were not open to the proposal. It included possible concessions to Moscow and a retreat from NATO.
The proposal is in the form 12-point position paper China’s foreign ministry called for peace negotiations and a ceasefire. China claims neutrality in the conflict, which started when Russia invaded Ukraine, February 24, 2022. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Beijing has sent non lethal aid to Russia.
“There are no winners in conflict wars,” The proposal is stated. “All parties should maintain rationality and restraint [and] support Russia and Ukraine to meet each other, resume direct dialogue as soon as possible, gradually promote the de-escalation and relaxation of the situation and finally reach a comprehensive ceasefire.”
The plan called for the lifting of the West’s crippling sanctions against Russia. It suggested negotiations that observers thought would lead to Ukraine giving land to Russia. This was most likely to be in Crimea or the Donbas region. NATO should also be pulled back from Russia’s borders. This is an issue Putin has repeatedly cited as a threat. Ukraine is not a NATO member but wants to become one.
These are the 12 points of China’s proposal.
Respecting all countries’ sovereigntyAbandoning Cold War mentalityResuming peace negotiationsResolving humanitarian crisisProtecting civilians, prisoners of warNuclear power plants safeReducing strategic riskGrey exports facilitatedStopping unilateral SanctionsKeeping industrial and supply chains stablePromoting reconstruction after conflict
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Beijing is not neutral in the conflict and was skeptical about its role as peacemaker.
“China doesn’t have much credibility because they have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine,” Tallinn reporter, he said.
Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary for State, said last week that the West believes China is ready to start supplying arms to Russia. The fact that the West, led U.S. by, is sending lethal assistance to Ukraine raises the possibility of a proxy conflict between the most powerful countries in the world and could stoke fears that China, Europe and the U.S. might all be further drawn into it.
President Joe Biden, during a Surprise visit to Kyiv This week, the U.S. announced that it would be supporting Ukraine. “as long as it takes.” So far, the U.S. has pledged $130 billion to $200 billion in aid for Ukraine. Biden even promised to help shore up the nation’s pension system. Some polls indicate that Americans are not as supportive of the war.
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Russia is becoming increasingly disapproveful of the war, and Putin has demolished prisons in order to support troops. Sanctions Both poor citizens and billionaire Oligarchs have been hurt. China has not condemned the invasion but warned that nuclear weapons could be used. “unacceptable.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, Putin and Xi are scheduled to meet in Moscow during April.
“We await a visit of the President of the People’s Republic of China to Russia, we have agreed on this,” According to Reuters, Putin spoke with Wang Yi, a top Chinese diplomat, Wednesday at the Kremlin. “Everything is progressing, developing. We are reaching new frontiers.”
Volodymyr Zelesky, the Ukrainian President, warned last week about the dangers of China allying with Russia.World War“He said that he would welcome input from China before the proposal was made public.
“I think that, in general, the fact that China started talking about peace in Ukraine, I think that it is not bad,” He said so Friday. “It is important for us that all states are on our side, on the side of justice.”
Speaking Thursday, Ned Price, a spokesperson for the State Department, stated that the U.S. would not release the proposal, but that it would reserve judgment and question China’s ability to broker peace.
“We would like to see nothing more than a just and durable peace,” He stated. “But we are skeptical that reports of a proposal like this will be a constructive path forward.”
The war has ravaged Ukraine’s infrastructure and killed as many as 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers, according to Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. At least 8,000 civilians were killed and millions fled the country. An estimated 60,000 Russian soldiers died in the conflict.
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