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China urges for the END of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as it calls for a cease-fire and peace talks

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China Urges For The END Of Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine As It Calls For A Cease-fire And Peace Talks

China’s foreign ministry has called for a ceasefire and peace talks on Thursday – as the country pushed for the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The communist state said it wants to prevent the crisis from getting out of control, noting that dialogue and negotiation are the only viable ways to resolve the conflict, according to a position paper released on Friday said.

On the one-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, China called for a comprehensive ceasefire and gradually promoted the de-escalation and easing of the war.

‘Conflict and war benefit no one. All parties must stay rational and exercise restraint, avoid fanning the flames and aggravating tensions, and prevent the crisis from deteriorating further or even spiraling out of control,’ the statement said.

The plan, issued by the Chinese ministry, also urged the end of Western sanctions imposed on Russia, measures to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities, the establishment of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, and steps to ensure the export of grain after disruptions caused global food prices to spike. 

The Russian despot smiled as he shook hands with Wang Yi inside the Kremlin yesterday during their impromptu meeting – proudly showcasing his deepening ties with China amid his barbaric invasion of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set out aims for the second year of the invasion and after a series of speeches in the run up to the anniversary, he announced plans to deploy the new Sarmat multi-warhead intercontinental ballistic missiles.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Make this Ukraine’s last year of horror 

War, said Leon Trotsky, is the locomotive of history. To make sure it is the West in the driving seat of that locomotive and not Vladimir Putin, Ukraine must be saved.

Thanks to their heroic bravery and the provision of Nato weapons, President Zelensky’s forces have secured victories few thought possible when Russia launched its unprovoked and barbaric invasion.

But a year on from the unleashing of horrors so recently unthinkable in Europe, the war hangs in the balance. The free world is at a fork in the track.

How the West continues supporting Ukraine is critical. Does it supply just enough weapons for our friends to survive repeated Russian onslaughts, but not enough to win on the battlefield and bring the carnage to an end?

Or do we step up support, sending more tanks, long-range missile systems and, yes, fighter planes, to give Ukraine the wherewithal to push the invaders back?

President Zelensky’s forces have secured victories few thought possible when Russia launched its unprovoked and barbaric invasion. Pictured: Ukrainian soldiers help a wounded comrade, Bakhmut, Ukraine, February 20, 2023

The answer is obvious. As Boris Johnson, who galvanised the West when other leaders wrung their hands, says pointedly: ‘The world is facing the decisive moment of the early 21st Century.’

There is only one option: To give the Ukrainians all the tools they need to defeat Putin – and give them now. The tyrant cannot be permitted to succeed in his brutal expansionism.

He has proved himself to be a colossal blunderer who’s succeeded in delivering his own worst nightmare. His aggression has united the West, strengthened Nato and reinvigorated liberal democracy.

We should be doing everything in our power to hasten Putin’s defeat, end his atrocities, preserve the global order – and send a warning to other dictators.

A year ago, this column said that Britain had a solemn duty to offer the Ukrainian people our steel and succour. We must continue to do so.

‘Nuclear weapons must not be used and nuclear war cannot be fought,’ the statement said. ‘We oppose development, use of biological and chemical weapons by any country under any circumstances.’

China has claimed to be neutral in the conflict, but it has a ‘no limits’ relationship with Russia and has refused to criticize its invasion of Ukraine, while accusing the West of provoking the conflict and ‘fanning the flames’ by providing Putin with defensive arms.

Russia and China have increasingly aligned their foreign policies to oppose the U.S.-led liberal international order. 

Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed the strength of those ties when he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow this week.

China has also been accused by the U.S. of possibly preparing to provide Russia with military aid, something Beijing says lacks evidence.

Before China’s 12-point proposal was released, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it an important first step. 

‘I think that, in general, the fact that China started talking about peace in Ukraine, I think that it is not bad. It is important for us that all states are on our side, on the side of justice,’ he said at a news conference Friday with Spain’s prime minister.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said earlier Thursday that the U.S. would reserve judgment but that China´s allegiance with Russia meant it was not a neutral mediator. 

‘We would like to see nothing more than a just and durable peace … but we are skeptical that reports of a proposal like this will be a constructive path forward,’ he said.

Price added that the U.S. hopes ‘all countries that have a relationship with Russia unlike the one that we have will use that leverage, will use that influence to push Russia meaningfully and usefully to end this brutal war of aggression. (China) is in a position to do that in ways that we just aren´t.’

The peace proposal mainly elaborated on long-held Chinese positions, including referring to the need that all countries’ ‘sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity be effectively guaranteed.’

It also called an end to the ‘Cold War mentality’ – it’s standard term for what it regards as U.S. hegemony and interference in other countries.

‘A country´s security cannot be at the expense of other countries´ security, and regional security cannot be guaranteed by strengthening or even expanding military blocs,’ the proposal said. ‘

The legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries should be taken seriously and properly addressed.’

China abstained Thursday when the U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces. It is one of 16 countries that either voted against or abstained on almost all of five previous resolutions on Ukraine.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the New Year gathering organized by the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing

China’s deputy United Nations Ambassador Dai Bing address the U.N. General Assembly before a vote for a U.N. resolution upholding Ukraine’s territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia’s invasion

A teenager takes a photo on top of the remains of a Russian tank destroyed at the beginning of the war as the first anniversary of the war between Russia and Ukraine nears in Bucha

People hold a candlelight vigil outside of the Russian Consulate to show support for Ukraine on the eve of the one year anniversary

Several people held vigil outside the Manhattan consulate on the eve of the anniversary of the war’s outbreak

Signs in English, Russian and Ukrainian all were adorned with signs begging to stop Putin

Protesters against the war in Ukraine stand shoulder to shoulder

One protester with a sign saying: ‘I’m Russian. I stand with Ukraine. Putin is a killer’

A woman looks on as the vigil in Manhattan continues

US gives Ukraine an extra $2BILLION in security aid 

The United States will provide Ukraine an additional $2 billion in security assistance, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday.

‘We’re going to continue to look at what is necessary, and make sure that we provide what is necessary that Ukraine has what it needs to succeed on the battlefield,’ Sullivan said at a CNN town hall event, where he announced the additional aid.

He said the G7 nations will announce on Friday a new round of sanctions that will include countries that are trying to backfill products that are denied to Russia because of Ukraine-related sanctions on Moscow.

‘You will see as time goes on the continued erosion of the quality and capacity of the Russian economy, even as Vladimir Putin races to spend money in an effort to prop it up,’ Sullivan said.

Pictured: Jake Sullivan

The resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7 with 32 abstentions, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that appears to leave Russia more isolated than ever.

While China has not been openly critical of Moscow, it has said that the present conflict is ‘not something it wishes to see,’ and has repeatedly said any use of nuclear weapons would be completely unacceptable, in an implied repudiation of Putin´s statement that Russia would use ‘all available means’ to protect its territory.

‘There are no winners in conflict wars,’ the proposal said.

‘All parties should maintain rationality and restraint … support Russia and Ukraine to meet each other, resume direct dialogue as soon as possible, gradually promote the de-escalation and relaxation of the situation, and finally reach a comprehensive ceasefire,’ it said.

Putin met with China’s top diplomat in Moscow yesterday and declared ‘other countries will not influence our relations’ as he doubles down on forging ties with Beijing amid the West’s condemnation of his war in Ukraine.

In a clear sign of his desire to cozy up to the eastern superpower, Putin warmly greeted Wang Yi at the Kremlin today before the pair sat down to talk business face-to-face, mere feet from one another.

It was a stark contrast to Putin’s treatment of other world leaders which has seen the likes of French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban forced to sit at the opposite end of the room, separated by a large table.

Even some of the Kremlin’s top insiders, including loyal foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, hapless defense minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukraine war architect Valery Gerasimov are subjected to extreme social distancing – yet Wang was allowed direct contact with the Russian despot.

Putin told Wang, the Chinese Communist Party’s most senior foreign policy official, that he looked forward to President Xi Jinping visiting him in Moscow. 

The Russian President said ties between Russia and Beijing are important to ‘stabilize the international situation’ amid crippling Western sanctions against Moscow in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago.

The pair insisted that relations between Russia and China could not be influenced by other countries in a two-fingered salute to the West and Ukrainians.

Wang meanwhile told Putin told that Beijing will play a constructive role in reaching a political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported.



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