NATO countries should back Ukraine’s peace plan, not China’s initiative – Sttenberg

This was reported by Pitico, Ukrinform saw.

"We should support the Ukrainian initiative," Sttenberg td PITICO on September 30, a day before stepping down as NATO chief.

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This is how he answered a question about Turkey's participation in the "Friends of Peace" initiative, which was co-created last week by China and Brazil.

"The Ukrainian peace initiative is an initiative that ensures that we have a process that can lead to a lasting peace," Sttenberg said. "And of course, it has to be the Ukrainians that, at the end of the day, decide what are acceptable conditions. They are the victim of a full-scale invasion," Sttenberg stressed.

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As reported, on March 27, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China, Brazil, and some other countries of the Global South agreed to set up the "Friends of Peace" platform, within which they intend to promote a peaceful settlement of the "Ukraine crisis" as they refer to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.