"Protect Women and Children": China in the United Nations urged the Russian Federation and Ukraine to sit at the negotiating table

According to a representative of the PRC, the world should focus on peace talks, not on supplying weapons for the Armed Forces. At the same time, he noted that Beijing respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. China calls on Russian and Ukrainian sides to hold peace talks. This was stated at the 11th session of the UN General Assembly during his speech on February 23 by a representative of the PRC.

"Negotiations are the only way to resolve a conflict in Ukraine," Beijing's representative commented. China's position on the Russian-Ukrainian war is "clear and consistent", he said. "The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected," the Chinese representative emphasized. However, he called the key to the full stop of the fighting, since there are no winners in the war.

"That is why we urge both sides of the conflict to sit at the negotiation table so that this conflict does not go beyond," China's representative added. At the same time, Beijing believes that the international community should not satisfy their own ambitions and should focus on peace talks between two sides instead of military supply. "Sending weapons is not something that will help put an end to this conflict. Ordinary citizens will continue to pay a huge price," the Chinese representative said.

Beijing also believes that Western countries should minimize the use of sanctions against Russia. The Chinese representative also stressed that both parties are obliged not to attack civilian infrastructure and to "protect women and children". Separately, Beijing's representative mentioned the impossibility of using nuclear weapons during the war in Ukraine. "You need to do everything possible to prevent nuclear conflict," the diplomat said.