US President Joe Biden has rejected China’s initiative to negotiate and conclude a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which he clearly stated in an interview given to the ABC TV channel on Friday, which was cited by CNN and Agerpres.

“If (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is applauding this, how can he be good?” Biden said of the Chinese plan. “I’m not kidding. I’m just extremely honest,” he clarified.

“I did not see anything in this plan that would indicate that there is something that would be beneficial to anyone other than Russia if the Chinese plan is implemented,” the head of the White House justified his position.

“The idea that China will negotiate the outcome of a war that is completely unfair to Ukraine is simply irrational,” Biden also believes.

But he declined to say what the consequences would be if China decided to supply arms to Russia (which worries Kyiv and its Western allies), saying only that Beijing would face “severe sanctions” in that case, just like any other government or organization. , which supplies weapons. or ammunition to Russia.

Any massive supply of Chinese ammunition could tip the war balance in favor of Russia

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, China has apparently refrained from such military assistance to Russia, but, according to sources in the American special services, it is now inclined to such a step. According to sources cited by CNN, the Beijing government intends to deliver drones and ammunition to Moscow.

Possible massive shipments of Chinese munitions to Russia risk tipping the war in Ukraine, a high-intensity conflict characterized by heavy munitions consumption, in its favor. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg himself signaled that the Ukrainian army consumes many times more ammunition than the countries of the Alliance can produce, whose stocks have also significantly decreased as a result of military aid to Ukraine.

And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Beijing not to supply weapons to Moscow. “I really want to believe that China will not supply weapons to Russia, and this is very important to me,” Zelensky emphasized on Friday evening, in a message in which he spoke in favor of some elements of the “reflections” put forward by China. in the plan presented by her and expressed her intention to meet with the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.

At the same time, Zelensky noted that any peace plan that does not provide for the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine is unacceptable for Kyiv. However, China’s initiative, which is not an actual peace plan, only lists 12 principles of action, including a ceasefire, the resumption of peace talks, the formation of a balanced security architecture, respect for sovereignty, and the non-use of nuclear weapons. etc., not taking into account the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

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