Xi Jinping, President of China, held a dialogue this Friday with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, before the invasion of Ukraine in which he asked him to leave the “Cold War mentality” and resolve the conflict through of diplomacy.
“(China) supports Russia in the resolution through negotiations with Ukraine”, were part of the statements collected by the Chinese state channel CCTV, in a summary of the call between the two presidents.
Likewise, the Beijing Foreign Ministry supported the president’s statements urging that the conflict be resolved through diplomatic channels; however, it did not condemn the deaths caused by the Russian offensive.
President Xi pointed out in the reading of the call picked up by CCTV television that the situation in eastern Ukraine has undergone rapid changes, Therefore, China supports Russia and Ukraine resolving their differences through negotiation, reported Infobae.
“China maintains that the Cold War mentality must be completely abandoned and a security mechanism must finally be established. balanced, effective and sustainable European Union through dialogue and negotiation”, continued Xi Jinping, in statements obtained by the official Xinhua news agency.
Given the escalation of violence promoted by Putin by authorizing invade Ukraine by sending troops and airstrikes inside the country, Beijing has chosen to take a more cautious stance, and pe If he wants to support the diplomatic channel, he has avoided classifying the actions undertaken by the Kremlin as “invasion”.
Meanwhile, Putin described during his communication with Xi Jinping that Russia is conducting a “special military operation”, adding that NATO and the United States have long ignored Russia’s security concerns.
Hours earlier, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, sent a televised message in which he addressed directly to President Putin to ask him to negotiate in the face of the conflict between the two nations.
“I want to address the President of Russia once again. On all territory of Ukraine there is fighting. Let’s sit down at the negotiating table to stop the death of human beings,” said Zelensky.
“You are all that our State protects. Glory to Ukraine,” said the president, who asked the Ukrainian Armed Forces remain firm in the face of the Russian escalation.
He added that Russia lied in stating that civilians were not the target, since they began to bomb civilian neighborhoods, and drew a parallel to the Nazi offensive in 1941 during World War II.