China calls for peace talks over Ukraine

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 25 Feb 2023 by Alex Teddy
On February 24 China urged Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to the war. NATO countries dismissed this and said that China is too sympathetic to Russia. China published a 12-point plan. The Chinese statement also said that it is totally against the use of nuclear arms. China denies American claims that it is preparing to sell arms to Russia. The US National Security advisor said that the war would end now if Russia withdrew. He demanded that Russia respect Ukraine's sovereignty. He claimed that Russia has already lost.  Ukraine asked China to use its influence with Russia to end the war. The EU said that China needs to do more to promote peace. On February 23 the Chinese Foreign Minister was in Moscow and he met Putin. China said it would strengthen coordination with Russia. Zelensky said he is willing to meet Chinese officials to discuss ending the war. China appears to think that war is destabilizing the world and putting demands on the economy. Increased energy and food costs have meant that China's export markets have less money to buy Chinese products. The Chinese were presumably assured by Putin when he visited President Xi in February 2022 that the war would be over very quickly. A vote in the UN on February 24 2023 denounced the Russian invasion of Ukraine and demanded an immediate and unconditional withdrawal. 141 countries voted for the resolution, 32 abstained and 7 voted against. The 7 are Russia, Belarus, Eritrea, Syria, Mali, Nicaragua and North Korea.

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