China urges all sides to reach agreement in Ukraine peace talks ‘as soon as possible’
China called on Monday for “all parties” involved in peace talks in Washington aimed at ending the war in Ukraine to reach an agreement “as soon as possible.”
President Donald Trump is hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the US capital for talks on Monday, and has said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine.
“We hope that all parties and stakeholders will participate in the peace talks in a timely manner and reach a fair, lasting, binding and acceptable peace agreement to all parties as soon as possible,” China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular news conference.
Asked about those discussions, Mao said: “China supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the crisis and is glad to see Russia and the United States maintain contact, improve their relations and promote a political settlement process of the Ukraine crisis.”
Monday’s meeting follows a summit between Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, which failed to yield a ceasefire breakthrough but produced promises from both leaders to provide “robust security guarantees” to Ukraine.
