China fell to the status of Russia's advocate - political scientist Tsybulko

He shared his opinions with Espreso TV channel.

"Theoretically, if China wanted to end the war, they could put pressure on Putin. However, China wants to pay a price for this. They are very afraid of losing their status as a member of the UN Security Council. Now Beijing has joined this race. At first, they tried to be a kind of referee in Russia's war against Ukraine. However, today China has fallen to playing the role of Russia's advocate," explained Tsybulko.

The political scientist believes that China is trying to get all of Russia's nuclear weapons.

"If China clearly understood its role in this post-war conference, they would strengthen their geopolitical status at the expense of Russia. In fact, the first attempts to strengthen their geopolitical status are already being made. China wants to become Russia's nuclear advocate. Beijing is trying to take away Russia's nuclear weapons and give the world appropriate guarantees," he added.

• On May 26, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated it believed that the reason for Russia's war against Ukraine was the problems that have accumulated in the management of European security.

• On May 26, the Wall Street Journal wrote that Chinese Special Representative Li Hui, during a trip to Europe, called for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine by giving the seized territories to Russia.