Chinese envoy Li Hui says Beijing’s friendship with both Russia and Ukraine can help with mediation between the two countries. To have its peacemaking ambitions taken seriously, however, China should work closely with the US and other Nato members, as well as exert more pressure on Russia.
In an effort to end the war in Ukraine, China is once again sending a high-ranking diplomat, Li Hui, the special envoy for Eurasia, to Russia, Ukraine and major European capitals. His is set to travel to Ukraine, Russia, and to meet with EU representatives in Brussels beginning on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing announced on Wednesday. Li is also planning to visit Poland, France, and Germany. "Over the past two years, we have never given up our peace efforts and never stopped advocatin
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State Department spokesman says Washington welcomes Beijing playing a productive role – ‘if that role respects Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty’.
A top Ukrainian official called a summit held in Saudi Arabia over the weekend “very productive” as dozens of countries gathered to discuss Kyiv’s proposals to end Russia’s war of aggression, including some that have so far held back from pressuring Moscow to retreat. It was the second such summit to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Negotiations in the Saudi city of Jeddah regarding the Ukrainian peace formula have helped to "consolidate the international consensus," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, August 7, according to Reuters.
China's decision to join international talks in Saudi Arabia this weekend seeking to end Russia's war in Ukraine signals possible shifts in Beijing's approach but not a U-turn in its support for Moscow, analysts say. While Beijing declined to join earlier talks in NATO member Denmark, analysts said it feels far more comfortable joining the effort in Saudi Arabia, even if Russia is not present and Ukraine is pushing its own plan.
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will visit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for international talks on the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, China's foreign ministry said on Friday. "China is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine," Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson at the Chinese ministry, said in a statement.