Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for “maximum moderation” in the conflict in Ukraine and said that China was “distressed to see the flames of war restart in Europe”, state-run CCTV said on Tuesday (8), in the statements. strongest of the leader since the beginning of the clashes in Eastern Europe.
In a virtual meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, Xi said the three countries should come together to support peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
On the other hand, he also stated that France and Germany should strive to reduce the negative impacts of the crisis, expressing concern about the effects of sanctions against Russians on the stability of the global economy, energy supply, transport and supply chains.
China, which has refused to condemn the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine or call it an invasion, has often voiced opposition to what it describes as unlawful punishments against Russia.
The partnership between the countries, strengthened by the presence of President Vladimir Putin at the opening of the Winter Games in Beijing last month, has been tested since the conflict in Eastern Europe escalated. On the same day as the start of the Olympics, China and Russia announced an “unlimited friendship”.
Moscow describes the invasion of Ukraine as a “special military operation” — a euphemism for war — aimed at demilitarizing the neighboring country and ousting what Putin calls neo-Nazis from power. Although there are extremists in the country, they are not part of the state, which is presided over by a Jew. For this reason, the West accuses Putin of using a pretext with no basis in reality to attack Ukraine.
