Global Times: Ukraine’s proposed peace summit unlikely to take place without Russia
Ukraine’s proposed “peace summit” is unlikely to take place, especially without Russia, the Chinese newspaper Global Times says.
“Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that before any direct talk of peace can begin, Russia must face an international tribunal for its ‘war crimes’. This is a completely unrealistic dream of Kiev,” the publication said.
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At the same time, the article notes that without Moscow, such an event would lose its significance as an attempt to end the conflict.
“From the very beginning of the conflict, Kiev had hoped to put pressure on Moscow through global diplomacy. But the false hope given by the West to the Ukrainian authorities can only exacerbate political tensions and increase hatred between the two sides,” the authors said.
According to Chinese analyst Zhang Hong, Russia is still a powerful military power, and limited Western aid to Ukraine can only support its current position on the battlefield, but not help it win.
“Diplomacy remains the most sensible and realistic way to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine. The key to it now lies in the hands of the West, especially the United States. Western countries should help cool the situation and promote rationality, not fan the flames and help Ukraine build air castles,” the piece summarised.
This week the Ukrainian authorities put forward the idea of holding a kind of “peace summit” in February. They would like the UN to be the venue for the summit, with its secretary-general António Guterres as a possible mediator. Kiev said Russia could be invited to the talks only after “a necessary international court”.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitriy Peskov responded that Moscow had never followed someone else’s conditions, but was guided only by its own goals and common sense.
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