US Fears a War-Weary World May Embrace China’s Ukraine Peace Bid
- US left on sidelines as China-Russia ‘bro-fest’ cements ties
- Some uncomfortable realities of Xi’s visit to Putin in Moscow
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Xi Jinping’s meetings in Moscow with Vladimir Putin put the Biden administration in an uncomfortable position: on the sidelines as two adversaries discuss a Ukraine peace proposal that the US has deemed unacceptable.
US officials have publicly expressed deep skepticism about the Chinese idea, saying its call for a cease-fire would reward Moscow’s invasion by cementing its territorial gains. Privately, though, the meetings and the proposal have provoked a sense of unease within the administration, leading in turn to questions about the broader US approach to the two countries.