In a post on X, Kuleba said the two discussed “bilateral relations, trade, and the need to restore just and lasting peace to Ukraine.”
“We agreed on the need to maintain contacts and continue dialogue between Ukraine and China at all levels.”
Speaking ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Wang called for a diplomatic solution to the war, but said “conditions are not ripe for the parties to return to the negotiating table” and did not say what conditions would be necessary. Didn’t mention it.
“China is neither the originator nor the party involved in the Ukraine crisis, but it has not remained silent on this crisis nor has it taken advantage of it to gain benefits,” Wang said in a statement that could be interpreted as disrespecting the United States. did.
Ukraine is seeking further dialogue with the Chinese side, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Xi Jinping have met only once since the Russian invasion in February 2022. China has been invited to a series of peace talks supported by Kiev, and Special Envoy Li has invited China. Region – Participate.
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“Well, this is not an internal Russian problem, because everyone knows that this is the result of the dictatorship in Moscow,” Stoltenberg said.
Russia’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday called on China to “refrain from supporting the Russian military” at a meeting in Munich.
“China doesn’t seem to be providing weapons to Russia, but the concept of weapons is relative. You can’t give them machine guns, but you can give them chips that can make fighter jets.” The EU official spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Chinese government claims neutrality regarding the Ukraine war and calls for peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, but its strategic partnership with Russia and its reluctance to criticize President Putin have attracted scrutiny from the West.
President Zelenskiy appealed for new military aid to Russia in Munich on Saturday as the conflict approaches the start of its third year.