China Ukraine stance

For both India and China, positioning themselves as successful peacemakers is not just about resolving the Ukraine crisis; it’s also about enhancing their global credibility as emergent powers. 

Even though it is in China’s interest to lead a peace deal in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the benefit of waiting for the strategically optimal time outweighs the potential risks.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is making his first visit to China since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

China "is not neutral, but has effectively sided with Russia in this war," U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said this week.

None of the BRICS countries endorsed the Joint Communiqué. Can they provide an alternative pathway to peace?

Insights from Yurii Poita.

Zelenskyy’s unusually direct comments in Singapore marked a significant shift in Kyiv’s stance and a long-overdue reckoning with China's role in the war. 

Russia benefited from China’s successful shuttle diplomacy both in practical ways and because it fit into Moscow’s grand vision for world affairs.

China has seen very few positive signs in its recent diplomatic engagements with the EU, and key EU members such as France and Germany.

The challenge for Paris will be to try to give meaning to a visit that ultimately doesn’t have much to offer.

The world – and China-EU relations in particular – look quite different today than they did in 2019.