Russia believes China has balanced stance on Ukraine

According to TASS news agency on October 3, in an article in Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and China, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that China has a balanced and consistent stance on Ukraine, and Beijing advocates eliminating the root causes of the conflict.

“We note the balanced and consistent approach of the Chinese side to the situation surrounding the crisis in Ukraine, directed at the root causes of the conflict,” the Russian Foreign Minister said.

“These include NATO’s long-term expansion to the East, which is contrary to Russia’s fundamental security interests; the West’s creation of an anti-Russian military bridgehead in Ukraine; the bloody coup in Kiev supported by Washington and Brussels in 2014; the neo-Nazi regime’s policy of destroying everything connected with the Russian language, including language, culture, media and the Orthodox Church,” Lavrov noted.

In addition, Foreign Minister Lavrov stressed that Russia and China maintain close coordination on the most urgent regional issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula, in the East Sea, in the Middle East and Africa.

Meanwhile, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the "victory plan" proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky involved the actions of third countries.

“The plan for victory that Ukraine has put forward is not just about what Ukraine can do, but also about what countries around the world can do,” said spokesman Miller.

However, a US State Department spokesman declined to provide any details about the plan. Mr. Miller noted that Ukraine would have to do this.

Previously, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Zelensky failed to achieve his goal of implementing his plan during his visit to the US, and the "victory plan" he proposed was not approved by the US government.

On his Telegram channel, President Zelensky declared that Ukraine's "victory plan" was fully prepared.