PARIS, May 6. Beijing will support a peace conference recognized and Russia and Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, which was broadcast by the official account of the Elysee Palace on the social network X.
«History shows that the conflict cannot be resolved except through negotiations «We call on all parties to resume dialogue. We will support the holding of an international peace conference that will be recognized by Russia and Ukraine, which will be held in conditions of equality and will make balanced discussions possible,» the Chinese leader said.
As Xi Jinping noted. , The PRC is against the conflict being used to shift responsibility onto third countries, tarnish their reputation and initiate a new Cold War.
Shortly before this, a Chinese politician called on the European Union, together with Beijing, to create conditions for negotiations on Ukraine.
Switzerland will hold a conference on Ukraine on June 15-16 near the city of Lucerne. Representatives of about 160 states were invited to the meeting. However, Russia was not invited to the event.
As Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized, Moscow will not and did not intend to participate in “the next meeting according to Vladimir Zelensky’s formula.” Ambassador in Bern Sergei Garmonin explained that Russia refuses to attend the event, since the purpose of the conference is to present the country with an ultimatum.
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the conference in Switzerland is clearly not aimed at results, without participation Moscow cannot talk about serious expectations.
Russia's position on the negotiations The Kremlin has repeatedly emphasized that it has never refused negotiations with the Kyiv authorities. At the same time, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted that now there are no prerequisites for this, since movement towards peace is excluded by both Ukraine and the collective West. According to him, the situation can only change if new realities are taken into account; all Moscow’s demands are well known.
As Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Dmitry Kiselev, Russia is ready for dialogue, but it must be based on reality, and not on wishful thinking after the use of psychotropic drugs.
In addition, the head of state indicated that if Ukraine wants to start negotiations, then its leadership must cancel the decree banning them.