2023年5月8日
Mark O'Neill
EJ Insight
Xi's first call to Ukraine a step forward, but will not bring pe
The first call by President Xi Jinping to his Ukrainian counterpart since the start of the Russian invasion has been welcomed by all sides as an important diplomatic step forward. But it will not bring peace as the warring countries are so far apart.
In March, Xi went to Moscow to visit his good friend, Vladimir Putin. Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court and considered a second Adolf Hitler by the governments and peoples of Europe and North America. It was Xi's 40th meeting with President Putin.
Last Wednesday Xi called Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since the invasion; the two men spoke for an hour. Xi said that "talks and negotiations were the only way out of the war. China is willing to work with Ukraine to push for mutually beneficial co-operation.” ...
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