Ukraine tells China envoy peace plan must not lose land to Russia
Al JazeeraMay 18, 2023
As the Russia-Ukraine war approaches the 15-month mark, leaders from across the world this week pushed for a diplomatic solution to bring the conflict to a close.
On Tuesday, South African Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa announced that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to meet a group of African leaders — consisting of his country along with Senegal, Uganda, Egypt, the Republic of the Congo, and Zambia — with the aim of seeking a political solution to the war.
Ukraine welcomes efforts to bring peace and stop Russia's aggression. However, Kyiv cannot accept any peace proposal that involves giving up its own territory or enabling Russia to pause the conflict just so that it can restrengthen before enacting another strategic attack.
There are many countries offering to mediate a peace settlement. Russia welcomes all initiatives aimed at bringing a resolution to the conflict, as long as Russia's primary concerns that led it to embark on the special military operation are addressed.
There's a 50% chance the size of Ukraine's army will be at least 250K as a result of ceasefire or treaty negotiations with Russia, according to the Metaculus prediction community.