Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and member of the State Council and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang had a conversation during which they discussed the Ukrainian “peace formula” and the need to respect the principle of territorial integrity, the Ukrainian minister said following the conversation on March 16.

“During a telephone conversation, we discussed the importance of the principle of territorial integrity. I stressed the importance of the “peace formula” for stopping aggression and restoring a just peace in Ukraine,” Kuleba wrote on Twitter.

At the same time, the Chinese side noted the need for Ukraine and Russia to sit down at the negotiating table..

“China is concerned about the delay in the escalation of the crisis and the possibility of it spinning out of control. We hope that all parties will remain calm, rational and restrained, resume peace talks as soon as possible and work towards a return to the path of a political settlement.. We hope that Ukraine and Russia will keep the hope of dialogue and negotiations, and no matter how difficult they are, they will not close the door to a political solution,” the Chinese ministry said in a statement..

In particular, Qin Gang said that China has always adhered to an "

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On the anniversary of the Russian invasion, the Chinese Foreign Ministry published its \; abandoning the cold war mentality; cessation of hostilities; resumption of peace talks; resolution of the humanitarian crisis; protection of civilians and prisoners of war; nuclear power plant safety; reduction of strategic risks; promotion of grain exports; ending unilateral sanctions; maintaining the stability of industrial chains and supply chains; promoting post-conflict reconstruction.

At the same time, Ukraine insists on implementing Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula, voiced at the G20 summit in November, who set ten demands necessary to end the war in Ukraine.

What did Beijing really achieve when they published a “peace plan”, which was obviously unacceptable to all parties, analyzed in an article for ZN. UA Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin "