"Beijing will resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict"
04-08-2026 18:12 Politics
1in.am Russia is open to negotiations on Ukraine, provided that there is a constructive and mature approach from Western countries. As reported by TASS, this was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. «We are always ready for negotiations, we are open to a negotiated solution, we have proven this more than once, it is the other, Ukrainian side that has walked away from negotiations. At times, they have distanced themselves, at times, they have prohibited themselves from participating, they have, to put it mildly, behaved inconsistently,» said the senior Russian diplomat. In his assessment, if there is a mature understanding of the need for sincere, constructive dialogue aimed at eliminating the well-known root causes of the conflict among Ukraine's «sponsors,» then, probably, there will be prospects for discussions,» Galuzin commented.
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister thus rejected the earlier proposal made by the President of Ukraine to conclude an air ceasefire, halt strikes on energy infrastructure, freeze ground military operations, and resume political discussions. Last week, in an interview with Russian state television, Foreign Minister Lavrov stated that after the «freezing of the troops' contact line, Ukraine will not recognize any territory belonging to Russia.» Moscow has consistently insisted that a «legally binding agreement must precede the cessation of hostilities.»
Ukrainian Unian, referring to the Italian La7 television, presented the opinion of Lucio Caracciolo, director of the geopolitical magazine Limes, who stated that «the fate of the Russia-Ukraine conflict will be determined neither in Moscow nor in Kyiv; the final word will remain with Beijing and Washington.» He clarified that «none of the direct participants in the clash has political freedom today to cease fire,» and that first «the Chinese will make a decision, then the Russians, but based on what Beijing says, and finally, the Americans.» The Italian political scientist emphasized that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky are in «a situation where an attempt to stop the war could cost them the end of their political careers, possibly even «something else.»
On September 24, Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be on a state visit to Washington. On July 28, a meeting took place in the Oval Office between the presidents of the United States and Ukraine, which was followed by unofficial information about the «reloading» of the negotiation process for resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It can be assumed that during negotiations with the Chinese leader, the U.S. president will «try to gain support from him on the Ukraine issue.» But in exchange for what? After his visit to China, Donald Trump «froze the recognition of Taiwan,» but the authorities in Taipei continue to receive military support from the United States.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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