China will not attend Peace Summit in Switzerland – Reuters

China will not go to the Peace Summit in Switzerland/Collage 24 Channel< p _ngcontent-sc92 class="news-annotation">China said it will not attend the Peace Summit in Switzerland. Chinese representatives said that Beijing would support a “peace conference” only under certain conditions.

Beijing rejected an invitation to the Peace Summit, the publication was informed 4 sources “familiar with this issue.”

China wants negotiations with Russia's participation

Reuters writes that China informed diplomats that the peace summit should have “equal participation of all parties,” that is, both Ukraine and Russia. They say that only under such conditions will there be a fair discussion of all proposals.

According to Politico, Beijing had previously warned EU diplomats that it “would not be inclined” to send high-level representatives to the Swiss summit unless Russia is invited there.

China has close ties with Russia and has refrained from criticizing it regarding the invasion of Ukraine, but has previously offered to mediate in the conflict. In January, Ukraine invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to take part in the planned summit of world leaders in Switzerland, but Beijing has not yet confirmed participation.

By the way, Politico previously reported that that Russia plans to hold a BRICS meeting around the same time as the Ukrainian Peace Summit in Switzerland. In particular, this means that China can send High Representative Wang Yi not to the Swiss meeting, but to Russia.

Meanwhile, back in April, Zelensky said that there is accurate information from intelligence that Russia wants to disrupt the Peace Summit and reduce the participation of countries that will take part in it.

Why Russia will not be at the Peace Summit

• Vladimir Zelensky previously said that Russia will not be at the summit, since the goal of the aggressor is still known – he will only put pressure and give ultimatums. Now it is important that the Kremlin does not block anything.
• It is expected that following the summit in Switzerland, some points of the peace initiative will be ready. Based on their results, a specific plan will be created. After the Summit, the developments will be transferred to Russia. She will probably be able to participate in the following events.