Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, said that China must “dissociate itself from Russia in order to remain an economic and political player.”
This is stated in what was published live on the Rada TV channel, where Podoliak continued: “China could not decide on a position for a year, and now it must make a decision: either it works within the framework defined by international law, or Russia literally compensates for it, or continues to stand aside from all this, gradually losing its influence, including economic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the latter saying that the conversation was long and rich in information. settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
Podolyak believes that it is important for the Ukrainian side that China does not help Russia economically, “does not participate in the military-industrial complex of Russia, does not act as a source of Russian information or a diplomatic agent of Russia.”
Last February, the Chinese authorities proposed a 12-point plan to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, including calling for a ceasefire, respecting the legitimate security interests of all countries, and resolving the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a number of points in the Chinese peace plan can be considered the basis for a settlement when the parties in the West and Kyiv are ready for this.
For his part, Zelensky said in December 2022 that the withdrawal of Russian troops to the 1991 borders was the only way to end hostilities in Ukraine. crisis.
Source: News