AFP
China urges Russia-Ukraine dialogue, warns against using nuclear weapons
China urged Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks as soon as possible and warned that nuclear weapons should not be used in the conflict, according to a document released on Friday (24), when commemorating the first anniversary of the war. “All parties must support Russia and Ukraine to work in the same direction and resume direct dialogue as soon as possible”, considers the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the 12-point document, which aims at a “political solution” for the conflict.Beijing has also rejected the use of nuclear weapons, a few days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of its participation in a nuclear disarmament treaty with the United States. “Nuclear weapons must not be used and nuclear wars must never be waged. The threat or use of nuclear weapons must be resisted”, adds the document. strictly observe international humanitarian law and avoid attacking civilians or civilian installations”.- Zelensky: ‘Working with China’ -“It seems to me that in this plan there is respect for our territorial integrity. We have to work with China on this point”, Zelensky said , who said he was willing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Moscow said it valued Chinese efforts to end the conflict, but insisted that its control over the four annexed Ukrainian regions be recognised. The UN, on the other hand, considered that the Asian giant’s plan represents an “important contribution”. if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine and withdrew its forces”, Jake Sullivan indicated to the CNN TV network. capable of condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine”.- Neutral allies -China has tried to position itself as a neutral party to the conflict, although it maintains ties with Russia. The head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang Yi, met in the Russian capital last Wednesday with President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, during a visit to present their “political solution” to the war. In a summary of the meeting published by the state-run Xinhua news agency, Wang said China intended to “deepen political trust and strengthen strategic coordination” with Russia. The Chinese proposal shows that Beijing “clearly sees the conflict in Ukraine as a product of what he calls a Cold War mentality and an antiquated security architecture in Europe”, said Manoj Kewalramani, an analyst at the Takshashila Institute in Bangalore (India). The G7 (group of the seven most industrialized nations in the world) threatened today with “high costs ” the countries that continue to help Russia. “In view of the reported military support for Russia by third countries, the G7 intends to call for an end to such support,” said Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida. diplomatic and financial support to Putin, but refrained from getting militarily involved or sending lethal weapons. State-controlled Chinese companies sold non-lethal drones and other equipment to both Russia and Ukraine. And Moscow was forced to turn to Iran to get the combat unmanned aircraft bur-kma/dbh-mab-eb/pc/fp/lb