With the russian approaches and can be taken as the basis of a peaceful settlement when the west and kyiv are ready for it. >> clearly that doesn't sound like a neutral party, even though china's claiming that they're there, you know, to talk about peace. they presented this 12-point peace plan which would include, by the way, an end to western sanctions. it would force ukraine to give up the territory that russia stole and a nato pullback from the eastern borders. these are nonstarters. china and russia know it. if china were to give russia weapons to help them on the battlefield, the goal co...