China warned Ukraine
| Following the designation of 14 Chinese companies as "war sponsors" by Ukraine, Beijing warned Kiev that this action could have a negative effect on the relations between the two countries. |
According to Fars News Agency, Reuters quoted two senior Ukrainian sources as saying that China has warned Ukraine that it is possible to name more than 12 Chinese companies as “international sponsors of war”. will harm the relations between the two countries.
According to Reuters, quoting these anonymous sources, due to the sensitivity of the issue, this warning was conveyed last month during the meeting of the Chinese ambassador in Kiev with senior officials of the Ukrainian government.
Ukraine has listed 48 companies worldwide, including 14 Chinese companies, as international war sponsors, saying their business activities indirectly aid Russia’s war efforts. According to the report, the list does not have any legal consequences for the companies it includes.
One of the sources cited by Reuters said, “All this (the status of the blacklist) can have a negative effect on our relations,” said Kiev. The source added that China did not set any conditions or a temporary framework for Ukraine, but merely expressed its opinion on the list. A second source said Beijing could link this to China’s grain purchases from Ukraine.
Before the conflict in Ukraine, China was Ukraine’s largest trading partner and is still one of the country’s important customers of grain, sunflower oil and iron ore.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, China has emphasized that only a political solution can solve the current crisis in this country. In March of last year, Beijing presented a 12-point plan to end the war in Ukraine and called for the resumption of talks between Moscow and Kyiv, stating that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be preserved.
The Chinese government has already condemned the unilateral sanctions against Moscow and stated that the expansion of NATO in Europe is the root of the conflict in Ukraine.
Initiative of action China was welcomed by Moscow, and senior Kremlin officials expressed their willingness to discuss the plan further; However, Kiev and some of its western allies, who accuse Beijing of siding with Russia, rejected China’s plan. >
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