Ukraine and China progress towards possible Zelenskyy-Xi Jinping meeting
Work is underway to arrange a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi said at a press briefing, Interfax-Ukraine reported on July 30.
“But it is too early to say when such a meeting will take place, when this agreement will be reached,” Tykhyi said, describing the Ukrainian-Chinese dialogue as very dynamic, especially this year.
“And we are convinced that it will continue to develop at various levels, with more meetings and talks. I can say that the work on the meeting of the leaders of Ukraine and China is ongoing.”
Tykhyi also mentioned the ongoing efforts to organize a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ukraine, stressing that the work on establishing contacts, arranging meetings, and facilitating visits is ongoing.
Earlier, on July 25, Kuleba said that China was not looking for "temporary solutions" to the issue of peace in Ukraine.
He made this statement following productive negotiations with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou.
“The first and most important point regarding the negotiations is that China respects Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Kuleba said.
China's position on establishing a stable and just peace in Ukraine is the second important diplomatic moment.
On July 24, Zelenskyy said that China had confirmed to Kuleba that they would not supply weapons to Russia.
China’s position on Russia’s war against Ukraine
The Chinese Foreign Ministry published a document on the settlement of the war in Ukraine in February 2023. Beijing called for an end to hostilities and to “resume direct dialogue” between Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible. At the same time, China did not mention the Russian troops withdrawal from Ukraine.
China’s special representative Li Hui met in Moscow with representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry on March 2, declaring afterwards that the war in Ukraine should be “resolved through negotiations.”
The settlement of the war in Ukraine is impossible without taking into account Russian interests, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and Li Hui stated.
China is ready to work on creating new driving forces for cooperation and strengthening friendship with Russia, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on March 7.
China is providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal weapons to use in the war against Ukraine, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps accused China on May 22.
The United States does not currently have its own information on this matter, the White House spokesperson, Jake Sullivan, said at the same time.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in June that China has economic and political influence on Russia, so the country “could help” Ukraine.
After the NATO summit in Washington in July, the final declaration called China a “decisive enabler” contributing to Russia’s war effort against Ukraine. China’s mission to the EU said that such allegations were slanderous and urged the Alliance to stay out of Asia.
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