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Zelenskyy should not hold talks with Xi Jinping

26 March, 2023 Sunday
17:11

By calling Putin a friend, President Xi publicly made his political choice. What is there to talk about with your enemy's  friend?

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I think the authorities should stop talking about our president's conversation with Chinese leader Xi.

By calling Putin a friend, President Xi has publicly made a political choice.

The Chinese leader's demonstrable lack of willingness to talk to Kyiv delegitimizes his peace proposals.

“The Chinese leader's demonstrable lack of willingness to talk to Kyiv delegitimizes his peace proposals”

What is the point of our side's persistence?

For years we have not made a decision to appoint an ambassador to China. Now we are sharing with the whole world that we really want a conversation between the heads of state.

In my opinion, this line of behavior will not be useful. Putin's friends from different parts of the world have started a marathon of peace initiatives. There is no need to invite them for the Olympics in our home. Especially since they believe that peace will be brought by the beauty of their marathon, not by the arrest of their crazy friend who decided to shoot at the stadium.

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About the author. Danylo Lubkivsky, Ukrainian diplomat, international policy expert.

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