White House says China's "peace plan" is difficult to implement

NBS reported the information.

"China put forward this plan without having had a single conversation since the war began between President Xi [Jinping] and President Zelenskyy," Sullivan said.

He added that China has had many conversations with the Russian side. However, it continues to avoid talking to Ukraine at the most senior levels.

"It’s very difficult to advance any kind of peace initiative when there’s that kind of one-sided diplomacy going," the national security adviser emphasized.

Sullivan added that any peace plan proposed by anyone should involve Ukraine.

"As President Biden has always said, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. And that applies to this initiative as well as to any other," he summarized.

• On February 24, China published a document with a position on a "political settlement" of Russia's war against Ukraine. The so-called peace plan consists of 12 points.

• The White House promptly responded to the "peace plan" by noting that they could stop at the first point - respect for sovereignty. US President Joe Biden rejected the "peace plan" proposed by China, suggesting that its implementation would benefit only Moscow. 

• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also reacted to the plan, expressing his desire to meet with Xi Jinping.

• On February 25, Kazakhstan supported China's "peace plan" for a political settlement of the war in Ukraine.