BEIJING: On Wednesday ( July 24 ), Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told his Chinese counterpart that his country did not think Russia was ready for” good faith” negotiations to end the war.
As he traveled to China to meet with Russia’s most significant ally on Tuesday for conversations, Kuleba addressed Wang Yi, the country’s foreign secretary.
China asserts that the only way to put an end to the conflict is by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table of negotiations. It also asserts that it is a natural group in the conflict.
In contrast to the United States and other European nations, Beijing claims to be a vital political and economic partner of Russia, and NATO members have called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war. However, it claims to not be sending destructive assistance to either side.
When Moscow agrees to hold discussions “in good faith,” Kuleba told Wang, according to the Russian foreign ministry, that Kyiv was ready to negotiate with Soviet representatives.
The government stated on Wednesday that” Dmytro Kuleba reiterated Ukraine’s unwavering commitment to negotiating with the Russian part at a point when Russia is willing to do so in good faith,” but that this is currently not the case.
It cited Kuleba as saying:” I am convinced that a merely peace in Ukraine is in China’s corporate objectives, and China’s position as a global force for peace is crucial”.
Kuleba is the first older Ukrainian official to travel to China since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
His vacation is scheduled to end on Friday.
Kuleba and Wang had been reported to have had exchanged “views on the Ukraine issue” in talks with China’s foreign ministry in Guangzhou, with Mao Ning stating to journalists that they had exchanged their positions.
We support all efforts to bring about harmony, even though the situations and timing are in development, and we are willing to continue supporting a ceasefire and the continuation of peace deals, she said.
China has “always been strongly committed to promoting a democratic solution to the crisis,” she continued.