
Speaking at a joint news conference with Xi following two days of discussions, Russian President Vladimir Putin applauded China's peace plan, saying it aligned with Russia's point of view. The Ukrainian expert's remarks came amid Xi Jinping's three-day state visit to Russia, as the Chinese leader tried to project himself as a global peacemaker. Poita said that China's pressure campaign urging Ukraine to begin negotiating with Russia was also "evident" in the "rhetoric of Chinese leaders before and during the visit itself." No arguments from Ukraine could convince the Chinese side, who "tried to push these so-called peace talks," according to the expert. "They tried to convince us that it was necessary," he added. And we saw a very clear attempt by China to find out whether Ukraine is ready for peace negotiations on Russian terms, without the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine," Poita said during a briefing at civic initiative Media Center Ukraine Tuesday. "A few days ago, we held discussions with Chinese experts, who are directly affiliated with the Chinese government, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense. Poita argued that China's proposal for a peace settlement echoed Russia's conditions. Yurii Poita, the head of the Asia-Pacific Section at the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies in Kyiv, said that Chinese experts directly affiliated with China's government tried to find out how ready Ukraine is for peace talks with Russia when they had discussions a few days ago with their Ukrainian counterparts.
Vladimir Putin said China's peace plan could be used as the basis for the peaceful settlement of the war in UkraineĬhina is trying to get Ukraine on board with its peace plan to end the Russia-led conflict, an expert on Ukrainian-Chinese affairs revealed.The Chinese experts reportedly tried to convince Ukraine that peace talks on Russian terms were necessary.Chinese experts with ties to China's goverment held a discussion with their Ukrainian counterparts.
