“He won’t go for it himself”. China cannot be a mediator between Ukraine and russia – political expert Andrii Horodnytskyi
“A mediator cannot be someone who supplies weapons to one of the sides. And China itself won’t go for it, because they know they won’t be able to do anything—this requires a different approach. China could theoretically pressure putin, but neither the U.S. nor Ukraine can force Beijing to do it”, - political expert Andrii Horodnytskyi said in a comment to OstroV.
As for Xi Jinping’s visit to moscow, the political expert doesn’t believe any serious statements should be expected.
“It’s unlikely Xi will take a clear position. China doesn’t currently have the resources to stretch its military and open another front. We’ll hear the usual rhetoric: we’re friends and allies, we have common enemies”, - the expert emphasized.
As a reminder, Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the kremlin on May 8 and met with the russian dictator putin.