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China's Ukraine plan: Skepticism prevails
The German government, the USA, the EU and NATO see little potential for a true path towards peace in the paper presented on Friday.
By Redaktion Table
The German government, the USA, the EU and NATO see little potential for a true path towards peace in the paper presented on Friday.
By Redaktion Table
Russia's war against Ukraine began one year ago – China has been walking a fine line ever since. Xi does not want to become an outsider by staying too close to Putin, but he also wants to keep Russia as a strong counterweight to the West. The main concern now is the potential instability in the neighboring country.
By Michael Radunski
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also destroyed Russia's primary business model, says expert Thane Gustafson: Export revenues from oil and gas are shrinking, jeopardizing the national budget. The country is "completely unprepared for climate change."
By Bernhard Pötter
Wang Yi was received in Moscow by Russia's President Vladimir Putin. The meeting is of symbolic importance shortly before the anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine. However, whether the two sides discussed China's planned peace initiative remains unknown.
By Christiane Kuehl
Three appearances, three times the invocation of unity. Putin's State of the Union address makes it clear that he is preparing his country for a long period of war. Joe Biden is received like a pop star in Warsaw. In Brussels, NATO, the EU, and Ukraine demonstrate cohesion.
By Viktor Funk
China's top diplomat Wang Yi has announced a peace initiative for Ukraine – and is met with skepticism. After stops in Munich and Budapest, he was expected in Moscow. To be credible, a trip to Kyiv would have to follow. Ukraine still has the necessary trust in the People's Republic.
By Redaktion Table
China's chief diplomat Wang Yi has announced a peace initiative for Ukraine - and is being met with skepticism. He is expected to visit Moscow next. To be credible, a trip to Kyiv would have to follow. For now, Ukraine still has the necessary trust in the People's Republic.
By Michael Radunski
Rolf Nikel had largely finished his book when Russia invaded Ukraine. The former German ambassador to Poland had to start all over. Now he has published "Feinde, Fremde, Freunde" (Enemies, Strangers, Friends), a book about German-Polish relations. In conversation with Till Hoppe and Viktor Funk, Nikel stresses that Germany currently has a duty to build trust. But Poland also has to start working.
By Till Hoppe
To date, ecocide is not recognized in European law. However, the idea of an environmental crime is not new; the UN was already discussing it in the 1960s. One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Green MEP Marie Toussaint is campaigning to get the issue back on the table of EU decision-makers. An interview.
By Claire Stam
The Ukraine-China relationship has long been cold, but it holds a lot of potential. For a long time, the relationship was characterized by a simple trade exchange. Currently, however, China is emerging as a major trading partner of Ukraine. In the plans of China's New Silk Road initiative, Ukraine has played a minor role until now. In the wake of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Chinese government is behaving cautiously, but increasingly a slight distancing can be seen. Read the latest Ukraine-China news from the Table.editorial team. How has the Ukraine-China relationship developed? Even though Ukraine has repeatedly expressed interest in the Silk Road initiative, the state has made few moves on China. Due to Ukraine's difficult economic and political situation resulting from Russian aggression, China is distancing itself from Ukraine. Ukraine also focused its foreign policy on the West - the European Union and the United States to persuade Russia to make peace with economic and political sanctions. Given the complicated U.S.-China relationship, Ukraine had deliberately avoided rapprochement with China. Closer contact with Xi Jinping is emerging under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, heralding a possible new phase in the Ukraine-China relationship.