The Government of China evaluated on Monday (18) the approach between the United States and Russia as positive and reiterated its commitment to boost negotiations that lead to a broad and acceptable agreement for all parts of the conflict in Ukraine.
At a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said today that the country “supports all efforts that favor a peaceful resolution of crises” and celebrated the meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump.
The Chinese dictatorship also stressed that its posture on the war in Ukraine is “consistent and clear” and will continue to promote “in its way” conversations of peace and encouraging dialogue between the parties.
Asked about expectations regarding the conversations that European leaders, together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Trump will have in Washington, Mao expressed China’s desire that “all directly involved parties, as well as interested actors, participate in the appropriate time and reach a fair, lasting, and wide agreement as soon as possible, lifelong agreement as soon as possible acceptable “.
The spokeswoman also said that China “has always maintained a responsible and constructive position” and will continue to work to “facilitate peace negotiations”, although it has avoided confirming if it would assume a formal role in this context, when asked about information that point out Beijing as one of the possible security guaranteers in an eventual pact.
On August 15, Putin and Trump held at Alaska their first bilateral meeting in six years, and the first on American soil in a decade, a gesture of approximation between Washington and Moscow that did not produce concrete advertisements for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
On Monday, Zelensky travels to Washington, where he plans to meet with Trump and several European leaders to explore ways that lead to a peace agreement with Russia in parallel to last week’s bilateral conversations.
