China has proposed the most reasonable plan to date to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, as declared this Thursday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “The most important thing for us is that the Chinese document is based on an analysis of the reasons for what is happening and the need to eliminate these root causes. It is structured in a logic that goes from the general to the specific,” the leader told the Russian state news agency RIA.
More than a year ago, Beijing presented a 12-point document, which established general principles to end the war, but without going into specific details. At that time, the plan was received lukewarmly in both Moscow and kyivwhile the United States claimed that China presented itself as a peacemaker, but reflected Russia's “false narrative” and did not condemn its invasion.
However, this view seems to have changed in the Kremlin. “This plan was criticized for being vague… But it is a reasonable plan that the great Chinese civilization proposed for discussion,” Lavrov said. According to him he has reported Reutersthe Russian Foreign Minister will soon meet with his Chinese counterpart and President Vladimir Putin signaled last month that he would consider traveling to China in what would be his first trip abroad of his new six-year term.
[Lavrov carga contra las sanciones a Rusia y acusa a Occidente de manipular instituciones como el FMI]
On numerous occasions, the Kremlin has stated that it is willing to engage in talks with Ukraine, although these They must reflect what they call “new realities” on the groundwhere its forces control just under a fifth of the country and Moscow has claimed four Ukrainian regions as its own.
For his part, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has presented his own peace plan, which demands the cessation of hostilities and the complete withdrawal of Russia from all occupied terrain. According to analysts, praising China's plan gives Moscow a way to signal that it is open to talking about trying to achieve peace, although at the same time it attacks Zelensky's initiative, which Lavrov called “a menu from which you can take whatever you want.” you want.”
Switzerland, reported Reutershas proposed a conference based on the Ukrainian leader's plan, although Moscow has already described the initiative as useless and has said that it is doomed to failure if Russia does not participate.
