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China is pleased to see peace talks and a ceasefire, and does not want to see further losses from both sides, ... China understands the concerns of all parties, including Europe and Ukraine… and Europe and Ukraine should not be marginalized in the peace talk process."
Zhang said
At the same time, China looks forward to the timely participation of all relevant parties and stakeholders in the peace negotiation process,
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First, we should work together as guardians of world peace,
said WangWe should resolve differences between countries peacefully through dialogue and negotiation, and resolve international and regional hotspot issues politically, without resorting to bloc confrontation or interfering in the internal affairs of other countries,
he said
General Kellogg’s meeting is one that restores hope, and we need strong agreements with America, agreements that will really work,
Zelensky said in his nightly address to the Ukrainian people
President Trump is obviously very frustrated right now with President Zelensky — the fact that — that he hasn’t come to the table, that he hasn’t been willing to take this opportunity that we have offered,
Waltz told a news briefing in Washington, referencing an economic deal that the Trump administration has so far been unsuccessful in convincing Kyiv to acceptI think he eventually will get to that point, and I hope so very quickly,
Waltz said, echoing comments he made before the Kellogg-Zelensky meeting, urging the Ukrainian leader to “sign the deal.”China supports all efforts conducive to peace (in Ukraine), including the recent consensus reached between the United States and Russia.”
At the G20 summit in South Africa on Thursday, Wang Yi said
China is willing to continue playing a constructive role in the political resolution of the crisis,
he addedWishful thinking. This idea ignores the depth of coordination, exchanges and closeness between the leaders,
said a senior European diplomat
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This is really the time when we need to move more from words to actions.”
Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Bloomberg TV
If Putin is serious about a lasting peace, it means finding a way forward which respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and the UN charter, which provides credible security guarantees, and which rejects tsarist imperialism, and Britain is ready to listen. But we expect to hear more than the Russian gentleman’s tired fabrications.”
Speaking at the G20 in Johannesburg, David Lammy saidChina has noted that calls for peace talks have been rising recently, and a window for peace is opening,
Wang Yi said on Thursday (Feb 20), ... according to a readout of his speech at the G20 meeting in South Africa published by Beijing's foreign ministry
We hope that all parties involved can find a sustainable and lasting solution that addresses each other's concerns,
he addedBy going straight to Putin, President Trump has erased what Beijing had hoped could be a key piece of initial leverage,
said Ruby Osman, a China expert at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
China might turn its attention to discussing a Chinese role in eventual reconstruction and peacekeeping - something that would give Beijing a significantly more vested interest in European security architecture,
said Ruby Osman, a China expert at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
China is generally happy to see the easing of relations between the United States and Russia and the shift of the Ukrainian crisis to a political solution, but will pay close attention to the direction of negotiations and the direction of easing of U.S.-Russian relations,
said Cui Hongjian, head of European Union studies at Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityChina is happy not to be called on the spot to deliver because they don't know what Trump will demand,
said Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center