Will continue war in Ukraine: China tries to persuade others not to participate in the Peace Summit - isw

According to journalists, Beijing supports a peace plan of six points, which provides for a peace conference with the participation of both Ukraine and Russia. Beijing is trying to persuade other countries not to support the peace of peace in Switzerland, scheduled for June 15-16, with the help of diplomatic channels. About it writes "Institute of War Study" in the summary of June 13.

On June 13, Reuters reported that 10 diplomats from unnamed countries currently in Beijing stated that China has been lobbying with foreign officials, telephone calls and reports in the WeChat messenger with the help of the WeChat Meste. This plan envisages a peace conference with the participation of Ukraine and Russia. Journalists reported that, according to diplomats, the future peaceful summit in Switzerland did not criticize, but instead made delicate attempts to achieve certain results.

According to one of the diplomatic sources, the PRC told the states that they develop that the Swiss peace summit will continue the war in Ukraine. Two diplomatic sources stated that representatives of the PRC said that many developing states agree with the views of the PRC on the Swiss Peaceful Summit. It is reported that in May 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the head of the PRC, Xi Jinping, neglect the peace conference in Switzerland.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated on June 2 that the Russian Federation was using Chinese influence to disrupt the global world of peace. According to analysts, the Kremlin is likely to try to use wide diplomatic ties to promote Russian interests. It should be reminded that the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping during a telephone conversation with Vladimir Zelensky promised that he would not sell Putin's weapons.