ChinA to find pEACE pl An for rUSSiA-UkrAinE ConfliCt AS WESt fAilS

CHINA is putting in every effort to mediate the complicated and intensifying Russia-Ukraine conflict, as visiting Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials in Moscow to discuss a range of issues, including Ukraine, even as the US and Western countries are more interested in sending additional weapons to keep the ongoing fight lasting Chinese analysts said China will try its best to mediate, but whether a peace plan will be effective depends on both sides of the warring parties Since Kiev is deeply influenced by Washington, which is not interested in an immediate ceasefire but prefers a prolonged conflict to keep undermining Moscow and change the status quo by force it is really hard to see a feasible formula for peace that both sides can accept Peace may arrive only after more casualties and damage in the battlefields make at least one side change their mind

CHINA’S PLAN fOR PEACE: During Wang’s meeting with Putin, the two sides exchanged views on the Ukrainian issue Wang said that China appreciates Russia s reaffirmation of willingness to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation

China will, as always, uphold an objective and fair stance and play a constructive role in politically resolving the crisis according to a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday Apart from meeting with Putin in Moscow, Wang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the

Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, after meeting Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on Tuesday Wang and Lavrov had in-depth discussions on the Ukraine issue Wang emphasized that the more complicated the situation is the more we cannot give up efforts for peace It is hoped that all parties will overcome difficulties, continue to create conditions for dialogue and negotiation, and find effective ways of political settlement

No matter how the international situation changes, China is willing to maintain the sound development momentum on the new model of major-country relationship with Russia, Wang told Lavrov

Experts said Wang s meetings with the top leader and senior officials of Russia show that Moscow values highly its strategic ties with China and is also treating China’s idea on the Ukraine issue seriously, and this is proof of China’s unique influence for mediation purposes