Chinese delegation urged European leaders to disassociate themselves from Ukraine and give Putin occupied territories - WSJ
The Chinese were told that "freezing the conflict is not in favor of the international community"
A Chinese delegation headed by Li Hui, which visited Ukraine and other countries, tried to convince European leaders that they should remain neutral in the issue of Russia's war against Ukraine, demand an immediate ceasefire and agree to hand over the occupied territories to the Kremlin.
Source. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal's sources in the EU leadership.
In addition, Li Hui suggested that Europe should consider China as an alternative center of power to the United States.
According to the WSJ's interlocutors, the European authorities are not going to reject China's peacekeeping efforts completely, but believe that peace will not be possible as long as Russian troops remain on the territory of Ukraine.
According to one European diplomat, the Chinese delegation was told that "freezing the conflict is not in the international community's favor."
China was also assured of the "impossibility" of separating the EU's position from that of the United States, and that Europe would not stop supporting Ukraine.
"Perhaps they are testing the unity of the West," a WSJ source said.
On May 26, Li Hui arrives in Moscow for talks. Here he will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the Chinese plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Before that, he visited Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Belgium.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China became Russia's main trading partner. It also continues to buy Russian oil.
Background. Meanwhile, it was reported that China decided to build a joint project with Turkmenistan instead of the Russian Power of Siberia gas pipeline.
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