China is betting on “calming tensions” in Ukraine
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that The most urgent issue and the most realistic goal at this time regarding the war in Ukraine is to calm tensions as soon as possible.local media reported on Wednesday.
Wang spoke on Tuesday evening with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, to whom he conveyed that “all parties must reach a consensus as soon as possible on the principles of non-expansion of the battlefieldno escalation and no fanning the flames in order to create the conditions for a ceasefire and the resumption of peace talks.”
He also acknowledged Hungary’s role in mediating an end to the Ukrainian crisiswhich he described as “constructive,” according to the official Xinhua news agency.