Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told his Chinese counterpart that his government did not believe Russia was ready for “good faith” negotiations to end the war, his ministry said Wednesday.
Kuleba’s statement to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi came as he visited China for talks starting Tuesday with Russia’s most important ally.
China presents itself as a neutral party in the war, insisting that the only way to end it is by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table.
It says it is not sending lethal assistance to either side, unlike the United States and other Western nations, though it is a key political and economic partner of Russia, with NATO members branding Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war.
The Ukrainian foreign ministry said Kuleba told Wang that Kyiv was prepared to negotiate with Russian representatives when Moscow is willing to hold talks “in good faith”.
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