No Ukraine peace talks have been held because the early months of the battle, now approaching its third anniversary. Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, oversaw billions of {dollars} of navy and different support to Kyiv and had no direct contact with Putin after Russia’s invasion.
Russia occupies about one-fifth of Ukraine and has demanded Kyiv cede more territory and be rendered completely impartial beneath any peace deal.
Ukraine calls for Russia withdraw from captured territory and says Kyiv should obtain NATO membership or equal safety ensures to forestall Moscow from attacking once more.
China has been repeatedly urged by the West to make use of its shut relationship with Russia to assist finish the battle. Beijing has stated it was not a celebration to the disaster however that it had been constantly selling peace talks by itself phrases.
In a peace plan final yr, China, collectively with Brazil, proposed a global peace convention “at a correct time” and referred to as for equal participation by each Ukraine and Russia.