Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the EU, said that the EU’s refusal to facilitate diplomatic negotiations on Ukraine was not rational. He talked about it in an interview. Global Times.
“It is true that we do not fully agree with some of the European positions on Ukraine. For example, many top leaders in Europe say now is not the time to negotiate. Is this a rational approach? Fu Cong asked.
Noting that China cannot fully support the European Union, the official added that Beijing does not want the Ukraine issue to affect relations between China and the EU.
He also stressed that diplomacy is not emotional.
“The art of diplomacy is choosing the lesser of two evils. This is something we need to work on,” said Fu Cong.
February 24, 2023 Fu Cong declarationIf the West has set itself the goal of defeating Russia, then it will be a very brutal and protracted war. He noted that the desire of Western countries to make the Russian Federation a “second-class country” is even more dangerous and excludes the possibility of negotiations on Ukraine.