‘Negotiation only viable way,’ China tells Trump on ending Ukraine war
New US president threatened further sanctions on Russia if there is no deal to end conflict
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ISTANBUL (AA) – Dialogue and negotiation is the “only viable way” to end the war in Ukraine, China told newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump on Friday.
“We are happy to see that all parties play a constructive role and build conditions for de-escalation and the political settlement of the crisis,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters in Beijing.
She was reacting to a question from Russian state-owned RIA Novosti news agency regarding Trump’s statement that he hoped China “will play a major and constructive role in ending the conflict in Ukraine,” according to an official transcript of the briefing.
“China will continue to promote peace talks and stands ready to maintain communication with other parties,” Mao said.
Russia started its "special military operation" in Ukraine in February 2022. The US, under former President Joe Biden, and its allies, supported Kyiv through arms and other funding, and imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow.
Trump, who returned to the White House on Monday, however, has stressed the need to end the conflict, in which thousands of people have been killed.
China, which has a "no limits" partnership with Russia, has refused to condemn Moscow over the war, but called for respect to territorial integrity and sovereignty on the basis of UN Charter.
The new US president has threatened Russia with tariffs and further sanctions if there is no deal to end the "ridiculous" war.
"If they don't settle this war soon, like almost immediately, I'm going to put massive tariffs on Russia and massive taxes, and also big sanctions," he said in an interview on Thursday.
"I don't want to do that. You know, I love the Russian people. They're great people. I don't want to do that. But we got to get this war ended."
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