Chinese Ambassador to Russia comments on the causes of the Ukrainian crisis

The reasons for the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine are "complicated", Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said in an interview with Izvestia.

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"The causes of the Ukrainian crisis are complex. As they say in China, "One meter of ice does not form in one day", and its melting also takes time. The end point of any conflict is negotiation. Currently, Russia and Ukraine have held a direct dialogue in Istanbul and reached agreements on issues such as prisoner exchange", Zhang Hanhui said.

The Chinese Ambassador positively assessed the talks between Moscow and Kiev.

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