Kuleba after talks with Wang Yi: Chinese colleague agrees Ukraine does not need illusion, but just, sustainable peace
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, following the results of three-hour negotiations with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi, announced the Chinese side's support of the need for "not the illusion, but a just and sustainable peace."
In a video message posted on Instagram, Kuleba said that he had a "broad, detailed, frank conversation" with his Chinese colleague.
"What is fundamentally important? China has unshakably confirmed its respect for the principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. This is very important. This removes a whole series of insinuations. Second. My Chinese colleague clearly said that he agrees that what is needed is not the illusion of peace, but a fair and sustainable peace," Kuleba said.
According to him, he informed Wang Yi in detail about the Peace Formula of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the results of the Peace Summit, as well as about Ukraine's further steps.
"I explained using the example of history, using the example of today's events, that Ukraine did not bow down to any of Putin's ultimatums, to Putin's terrible military blow. And Ukraine will never bow down to a single centimeter if anyone in the world, regardless of what part of the world, will try to speak to us in the language of ultimatums. This is simply impossible. This is not the kind of President Zelenskyy is, and most importantly, this is not the kind of Ukrainian people," the Ukrainian minister said.
He emphasized that during the negotiations in China he focused on two principles that must be strictly observed: no agreements on Ukraine without Ukraine, and the second is full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
"If these two principles are respected, we can enter into any conversations and seek any solutions," he said.
Kuleba indicated that work and communication with China continues.
"We continue to talk to China, we continue to work with all the countries that participated in the Peace Summit, that supported the joint communiqué, and that are still considering joining it. We continue to work," he stressed.
