• Ukraine’s finance minister Serhiy Marchenko believes China can help end the war in the country.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping had previously offered his version of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
• Kyiv has been encouraged by China’s successful brokering of a truce between long-time enemies Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine Seeks Support from China to End War
Ukraine’s finance minister Serhiy Marchenko believes Kyiv should leverage its bilateral relationship with China to end the war in his country that began with the Russian invasion more than a year ago. The remark comes hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Chinese Peace Plan Offered
In recent months, Beijing has ramped up its efforts to gain prominence in global politics. Against the backdrop of the West’s failure to end the war, President Xi has offered his version of a peace plan as an alternative. In March, when Xi visited Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved of China’s intervention in solving the conflict. He even claimed that the Chinese Peace Plan holds merit and expressed willingness to implement the plan should Ukraine reciprocate
China Brokers Truce Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Earlier this year, China brokered a truce between long-time enemies Iran and Saudi Arabia. Encouraged by this success, Xi vowed to increase his country’s role and influence on international affairs.
Xi Jinping Holds Telephone Conversation With Zelensky
On April 26th 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for over an hour, during which both leaders discussed ways to enhance relations between their countries and find peaceful solutions to conflicts around the world.
Conclusion
As tensions continue between Ukraine and Russia over their ongoing conflict, it is clear that Ukraine is looking towards building stronger ties with other countries including China in order to seek support for ending this war peacefully..