/ world today news/ It is quite obvious that the telephone conversation between the leader of the PRC and the clown from Kryvyi Rih, which took so long to prepare with the help of Western politicians from the first echelon, was considered in Ukraine a triumph and “the biggest historical event and the beginning of a political dialogue with perspectives’.
Ukrainian commentators called the main achievements of the conversation the statement of the head of the PRC on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, concluding that “In this way, Xi Jinping corrected the diplomatic mistake that was recently made by the Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Chaillet, who said that the former Soviet countries do not have the sovereign status of independent countries.
China’s promise to “continue humanitarian support to Ukraine through Red Cross channels” and the eventual appearance of Kiev ambassador Pavel Ryabikin in Beijing were seen as positive because “our diplomatic service in China has often had to knock on closed doors, but now there will be more of a green light”.
Zelensky‘s spokesman Nikiforov said that the Ukrainian and Chinese peace plans have found common ground and “it’s good that there are certain points, such points of intersection” . Zelensky himself, as you know, speaks quite restrainedly about the conversation, calling it “long and substantial”.
In the West, the conversation was also actively discussed. The Guardian suggested that Kiev’s exhausted Western supporters were beginning to push for a ceasefire or “long truce” pending a long-term agreement and “Ukraine prepares for the ‘bitter bite’ of compromise”.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the conversation. “I think it is important for China to better understand Ukraine’s prospects. This does not change the fact that China failed to condemn Russia’s illegal war, its illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The Los Angeles Times similarly wrote, surprised that Beijing, offering its mediation services, refused to call Russia an “aggressor” and did not call on it to withdraw its troops. Apparently the Americans really don’t understand what it means to be a neutral mediator.
US President Joe Biden’s administration said it welcomed news of the unexpected conversation, but did not yet know whether the conversation was helpful, said John Kirby, the Security Council’s strategic communications coordinator.
Politico believes that Ze and Xi’s talk will ease tensions between China and the West, but will not change the Chinese leader’s stance on friendly relations with Putin to resist US pressure.
„Peace in Ukraine. Made in China”. The Italian newspaper il Fatto Quotidiano, clearly hinting at the possible meanings of a future peace agreement, published the cartoon: “Peace in Ukraine. Made in China”.
China has become an influential mediator in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, writes the Global Times. Bloomberg questioned China’s ability to bring Putin and Zelensky to the negotiating table
The Washington Post writes that in the relationship between Ukraine and China, both countries are forced to walk the “geopolitical tightrope”, trying to find a balance between common interests and contradictions.
The publication believes that China’s refusal to directly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has irritated Kiev, and Beijing’s reputation has been hit by the fact that China has become an economic lifeline for Russia.
At the same time, the Washington Post states that “Zelensky and other senior officials refused to rule out Beijing’s role as mediator, given Ukraine’s need for trading partners in the post-invasion world,” since for Ukraine, China is a potential substitute for Russia in foreign trade after the end of the war. If the US and its allies fail to offer an alternative, Ukraine has no choice but to take the risk.
At the same time, the Americans write that the close ties between Russia and China will hardly allow Beijing to become a mediator in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev.
Translation: EU
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