Ukrainian ** Zelensky mentioned in an interview that he hopes China will participate in the next peace summit in Ukraine. He referred to the previous two peace summits, held in Jeddah and Malta in Saudi Arabia. He said that China had already participated in the peace plan meeting held in Saudi Arabia and entrusted the director of the office to meet with the ambassadors of many countries, including China. However, China did not attend the Malta summit. It is still difficult to determine whether China will participate in the next peace summit. If the Ukrainian side does not make some new adjustments, there may not be much chance for China to participate. For China, whether or not to participate in the next peace summit will depend on whether the agenda and content of the summit are in line with China's interests and position. Ukraine's peace plan, including the complete withdrawal of Russian troops, post-war compensation for Ukraine, and severe punishment of "war criminals", is not entirely in line with China's neutral position, which is one of the reasons why China selectively participated in the Ukraine peace summit.
Zelensky also said that he hopes that China can achieve the goal of withdrawing Russian troops from Ukraine by pressuring Russia. Although China has a lot of influence over Russia, it is unlikely that China will put pressure on Russia on Ukraine as long as it remains neutral. In addition, the stability and friendship of Sino-Russian relations have played an important role. Russia's sanctions against the West have not brought it to its knees, but may lead Russia to take more aggressive steps to solve the Ukrainian problem. If China puts pressure on Russia, Russia is likely to take countermeasures and may affect the stability of relations between the two countries. Therefore, in dealing with the Ukraine issue, China may pay more attention to maintaining a neutral position and avoid bringing greater destabilizing factors to the situation.
Zelensky also demanded from China not to provide Russia with military equipment and technical assistance. In this regard, the Chinese side has already complied to Ukraine's demands. China has never provided military assistance to Russia, as the United States and the European Union have acknowledged. Although in normal exchanges, China will export some dual-use products and technologies to Russia, such as chips and drones. However, in July this year, China has already imposed export controls on some high-performance drones and related components to ensure that military equipment and technical assistance will not be provided to Russia. Ukraine hopes that China will not provide any form of military assistance to Russia, and China has already shown its support and respect for Ukraine in action.
To sum up, Ukraine's ** Zelensky put forward three requirements to China to participate in the Ukraine peace summit, pressure Russia to withdraw its troops, and not to provide military equipment and technical assistance to Russia. Despite China's influence on Ukraine, China maintains a neutral position and adheres to the principle of non-military assistance to Russia. Decisive adjustments are needed on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides in order to realize the possibility of peace in Ukraine. The resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict requires the joint efforts and compromises of all parties.