China promotes ‘rational’ voices on Ukraine ceasefire, Wang Yi tells Russian official
China’s foreign minister met Russian Security Council secretary in St Petersburg, calling for help to build Brics as major platform
Wang made the remarks in a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in St Petersburg on Tuesday.
“China has always maintained an objective and impartial attitude towards the Ukrainian issue and will continue to work to promote balanced, objective and rational voices in the international community, so as to build more international consensus and accumulate the necessary conditions for an early ceasefire and a political settlement of the crisis,” he said, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
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Shoigu, meanwhile, “welcomed” a joint call by China and Brazil for de-escalation in the Ukraine war and said he was “pleased to see” international recognition of the proposal.
Beijing has positioned itself as a peacemaker, but close ties with Moscow and its reluctance to condemn Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s war have drawn scrutiny from the West.
China has recently stepped up efforts to drum up support for a so-called six-point plan, particularly from the Global South.
Beijing earlier said that the Sino-Brazilian peace plan had obtained support from 26 countries and more than 100 had given a favourable response.
Last week, Putin suggested that China, Brazil and India could act as mediators in potential talks on Ukraine.
