Ukraine Seeks Chinese Help to End War, Xi Jinping Offers Peace Deal

• Ukraine’s finance minister Serhiy Marchenko believes China can help end the war and Kyiv should use its relations with Beijing to make Russia withdraw its forces.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered his version of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
• Recently, Beijing has ramped up its efforts to gain prominence in global politics, brokering a truce between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and holding a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

China’s Potential Role in Ending The War

Ukraine’s finance minister Serhiy Marchenko believes Kyiv should leverage its bilateral relationship with China to end the war in his country that began with the Russian invasion more than a year ago. According to him, Kyiv should use its relations with Beijing to make Russia withdraw its forces.

Xi Jinping’s Peace Plan

Chinese President Xi Jinping had previously offered his version of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. In March, when Xi visited Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved of China’s intervention in solving the conflict. He even claimed that the Chinese Peace Plan holds merit and expressed willingness to implement the plan should Ukraine reciprocate

China Brokers Truce Between Long-time Enemies

In recent months, Beijing has ramped up its efforts to gain prominence in global politics. Earlier this year, China brokered a truce between long-time enemies Iran and Saudi Arabia. Encouraged by this success, Xi vowed to increase his country’s role and influence on international affairs.

Telephone Conversation Between Zelensky & Xi Jinping

On April 26th2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for over an hour discussing potential solutions for ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.

Conclusion

By leveraging their relationship with China, Ukraine hopes they can make progress towards ending their war with Russia as well as increasing their global political presence thanks to China’s growing influence on international affairs