Beijing, skipping Ukraine’s peace summit, has been pushing its alternative peace plan ahead of the upcoming event in Switzerland, Reuters reported on June 13, citing undisclosed diplomatic sources.
The Chinese proposal is presented as an alternative to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan, which is backed by Kyiv’s Western partners and will be discussed on June 15-16 in the Burgenstock resort.
Zelensky’s 10-point peace formula, a plan first outlined in the fall of 2022, calls for a complete withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine, punishing those responsible for war crimes, and the release of all prisoners, among other goals.
Ten diplomats confirmed for Reuters China’s efforts to lobby for its plan, while one of them called China’s campaign a “subtle boycott” of…
