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NY Post
New York Post
26 Apr 2023


NextImg:China to send special envoy to Ukraine following first talks since war

China’s Xi Jinping agreed on Wednesday to send a special envoy to Ukraine to help broker peace in his first conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky since the start of Russia’s invasion.

The hour-long phone conversation indicated significant headway since Xi told Putin during a meeting in Moscow nearly two months ago that China wants to act as a peacemaker.

Zelensky expressed optimism following the latest talks, which he described as “long and meaningful” on social media.

“I believe that this call, as well as the appointment of Ukraine’s ambassador to China, will give a powerful impetus to the development of our bilateral relations,” Zelensky said.

In a more in-depth statement, Zelensky noted that during the call, “particular attention was paid to the ways of possible cooperation to establish a just and sustainable peace for Ukraine.

“There can be no peace at the expense of territorial compromises,” he said. “The territorial integrity of Ukraine must be restored within the 1991 borders.”

Ukrainian President Zelensky seemed to feel positive following the call with China on Wednesday, the first time the two leaders have spoken in over a year.
via REUTERS

China has declared itself neutral in the conflict, despite the fact that it has not condemned Russia’s unprovoked invasion and has blocked efforts at the United Nations to condemn the war.

From Xi’s perspective, the call served as a way to reiterate that Bejing’s “core stance is to facilitate talks for peace,” according to a statement from the Chinese Ministry.

An envoy — a former ambassador to Russia — will visit Ukraine to help reach a “political settlement,” the statement said.

Xi Jinping

The call served as a way to reiterate that Bejing’s “core stance is to facilitate talks for peace,” according to a statement from the Chinese Ministry.
AFP via Getty Images

China also said that it will not provide its “dear friend” Putin with weaponry to aid in its war, which has been a major fear of both the US and Ukraine.

“Mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity is the political foundation of China-Ukraine relations,” the ministry’s statement read. “China’s readiness to develop relations with Ukraine is consistent and clear-cut. No matter how the international situation evolves, China will work with Ukraine to advance mutually beneficial cooperation

In response to the conversation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova praised China’s endeavors to help negotiate peace while slamming Kyiv for rejecting “any sound initiatives aimed at a settlement.”

Xi and Putin

China has said it will not provide Russia with weaponry to be used in the war.
POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The White House said it did not receive advance notice about the call, but deemed Xi’s willingness to hear out Ukraine’s perspective of the “illegal, unprovoked invasion” a positive development in the ongoing conflict.

“We think that’s a good thing,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday.

Talks have been anticipated for weeks, ever since Xi presented Putin with a 12-point plan for peace during a meeting in Moscow. Russia had welcomed the plan, which called for a cease-fire, settling the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and a prisoner exchange — but fails to mention key details like Ukraine’s independence and Russia’s occupation of its territory.

Xi and Biden

The White House said it thought Xi’s willingness to hear Zelensky out was a good thing.
REUTERS

At the time, Zelensky cautiously welcomed the plan, but said its success would hinge on actions over empty promises.

With Post wires.