Chinese Foreign Minister Wang I said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that China, although " He added that it would be based on the principles outlined by President Xi Jinping, including the territorial integrity and sovereignty of " Apparently referring to the Russian army's occupation of Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye, Wang also said that China opposes attacks on nuclear power plants..

The Chinese initiative is expected to be published next week, by February 24, the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.. Reported by the Financial Times.

Western leaders reacted skeptically to the statement by China's top diplomat and, in turn, expressed concern about Sino-Russian cooperation..

Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, said Washington is concerned that Beijing has deepened its relationship with Moscow since the start of the war..

“Any move by China to provide deadly support for Russia will only reward aggression, continue killing, and further undermine the rules-based order,” she said..

Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State, said the West would be skeptical of a Chinese peace initiative demanding an immediate ceasefire..

\? But we have to be very careful about the traps that can be set,” he said at the conference..

Russian President Vladimir Putin may decide that since things are not going well for Russia, his best option may be to call for an immediate ceasefire and a frozen conflict..

“He will never negotiate over captured territory, and in the meantime will use the time to rest, re-equip, rearm and re-attack,” he warned..

It was US-China relations and the threat to European security from Russian aggression that dominated the Munich Security Conference, where foreign policy, defense and intelligence officials from across the West gathered on the eve of the first anniversary of the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine..

Western leaders have urged China to use its voice at the UN to condemn the war, but Beijing has maintained a neutral public stance. Last year, just 20 days before the invasion, Presidents Xi and Vladimir Putin established what they called a “relationship without limits.”.

German Foreign Ministry Annalena Burbock, commenting on China's proposal, said that " However, any peace proposal, in his opinion, should be based on the recognition of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country..

“It is good that China, as a member of the UN Security Council, considers it its duty to uphold world peace,” she said, but warned that Germany would not accept China’s offer when it comes to stopping the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine..

“If Russia stops fighting, this war will end. But if Ukraine stops defending itself, then Ukraine is finished. And we can't accept that,"

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