Chinese Foreign Ministry names condition for ending conflict in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine can be resolved only when all major powers demonstrate positive energy. This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a briefing on December 6.

"When all major powers demonstrate positive energy, we can see hope for a ceasefire soon," Lin Jian said, commenting on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's words that resolving the conflict in Ukraine is not a task for Moscow and Washington alone.

Lin Jian also noted that it is necessary to create conditions for the resumption of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine.

"We have always believed that dialog and negotiations are the only possible way to resolve the crisis," the TASS news agency quoted him as saying.

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The day before, Bloomberg news agency wrote that NATO had shifted its attention from the plan to secure Ukraine 's victory to ensuring that the country is in the best possible position in possible talks on conflict resolution. It specified that Kiev's Western allies were looking for a way to stop the fighting in a way that would "protect Ukraine without provoking Russia." They also reported that NATO foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels on December 3 and 4 focused on the issue of increased supplies to Ukraine, while their governments began to consider various negotiation scenarios.

However, The New York Times reported on Dec. 3 that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged the Ukrainian leadership to postpone talks with Russia until more military aid is received to allow Kiev to engage in dialog "on strong positions." The next day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted in a conversation with Izvestia that there were no grounds for negotiations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin named the conditions for negotiations on Ukraine at a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry back in June. Thus, Ukrainian troops should leave the territories of the new regions of the Russian Federation, and Kiev should give up the idea of NATO integration.

The last round of negotiations took place in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. They lasted about three hours. Later, Kiev officially refused contacts with Moscow.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.