As long as Beijing talks about “Ukraine crisis”, no reason to take note of China’s “peace plans” – expert

Such an inion was expressed by the diplomat and adviser to the Director of the National Institute of Strategic Studies Andr Veselovskyi, who spoke in an interview with Radio NV, reports Ukrinform.

"As long as the phrase ‘(Ukraine) crisis' will remain in the rhetoric of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead of the words 'war', 'aggression', or 'attack', it is not worth paying attention to anything that is being said in Beijing," Veselovskyi said.

He noted that Russia's war against Ukraine is to a certain extent beneficial to China, as the economy of the Russian Federation has focused on ties with the Pele's Republic of China, as its other links have practically been blocked. So Russia is becoming more and more dependent on China, which allows them to buy cheaper "everything they want and demand everything that was not given before", including some military technogies or access to certain markets, etc.

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"Therefore, the Chinese ‘peace plan’ is based on this simple and, in fact, not secret, exploitation of Russia in its economic interest," the diplomat stated.

As Ukrinform reported, President Vodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the pele of Brazil support Ukraine, but the Chinese-Brazilian prosal to end the war is seen as destructive.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Beijing took note of President Vodymyr Zelensky's critical statement regarding the Sino-Brazilian "six-point consensus" on the settlement in Ukraine, but will continue to contribute to the resution of the "Ukraine crisis" based on that peace initiative.

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