Zelenskyy: "I don't see China pushing Russia to stop the war"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that China could push Russia towards peace but is not doing so, and that Beijing is, politically, more on Russia's side.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "I saw a real missile made by North Korea in Ukraine. I did not see a Chinese missile. But I know that their technologies get to Russia. The machinery they use comes from China, likely along with smart people and technologies.

I don't see China pushing Russia to stop the war. I never saw that. Maybe they do that during some of their bilateral meetings. I don't know. But I think that they have huge influence over Russia, especially now, when there are a lot of sanctions, the shadow fleet, and cut-off energy and banking systems. Of course, China can find a way to push Putin towards negotiations. I'm sure, but they didn't do it. And if you can and don't, is it support or not?"

Details: Zelenskyy said China is not politically on Ukraine's side in this war: "And it's a pity because this war can be stopped immediately by strong leaders, including China. It's a pity that they are not on our side."

Meanwhile, he believes that the main problem is that China is "not in the middle", but somewhat more on Russia's side: "I mean, not to give weapons directly, but to be more open to them, more helpful to them than to us – for such a big country, a little bit is a lot."

Background: In early July, Zelenskyy said he had spoken with the US president and European leaders at a NATO summit about China's possible role and capabilities in the negotiations to end Russian aggression against Ukraine.

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