After talks with Wang Yi, Kuleba announced on Twitter that Wang Yi had assured him that China would “respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”Figure: flipping Twitter
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the 23rd. He assured Kuleba that Beijing has always called for “respect for the sovereign and territorial integrity of all countries”, while opposing the use of force as a means of resolving disputes. Foreign media pointed out that Wang Yi’s remarks on Kuleba are obviously the first change in Russia’s position on the Russian-Ukrainian war since it invaded Ukraine at the end of February, and Beijing’s change in position is likely to annoy Moscow.
The French news agency RFI quoted an AFP report as saying that now that Moscow-controlled eastern Ukraine is holding a pseudo-referendum to join Russia, Wang Yi’s meeting with Kuleba may be a sign that China is officially neutral, accused by the West of being a China, which is too pro-Russian, seems to want to balance its position. And Kuleba announced to the world on Twitter that Wang Yi assured him that China respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and opposes the use of force as a means of resolving disputes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed at the SCO summit in Uzbekistan not long ago that he understood Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s concerns about the war in Ukraine, which seemed to suggest some kind of irritation from Beijing, which has also been happening since February. A shift in stance unheard of since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China and Russia have grown closer in recent years, strengthening their relationship to counterbalance the United States. Beijing has not publicly criticized Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and it also opposes Western sanctions against Russia.
The meeting between Kuleba and Wang Yi was also the first time since the Ukrainian-Russian war that Chinese and Ukrainian foreign ministers held open face-to-face talks. After the talks, Kuleba posted a photo on his Twitter of shaking hands with Wang Yi, with the flags of China and Ukraine in the background. “My Chinese colleague Wang Yi reiterated China’s respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its opposition to the use of force as a means of resolving disputes,” Kuleba tweeted. At a time when Moscow has become the “enemy of the world,” it must be seen It’s not a taste.