China-EU Summit: Russia-Ukraine War Not To Be Discussed Despite Push by Brussels To Condemn Putin

A China-EU summit is unlikely to discuss Ukraine, according to diplomats, as China does not want to offend Putin.

The EU want Chinese President Xi Jinping to take their side of the argument to have an ace against Vladimir Putin.

Before this, US President Joe Biden talked to Xi and achieved nothing significant since China says the fighting is in no one's best interest, noted Al Jazeera.

China-EU Summit

China has so far declared that it "deeply regrets" the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, but has abstained from publicly condemning Russia, reported the Express UK.

According to diplomats, despite the EU's eagerness for Ukraine to be the subject of debate, China's authorities just doesn't want to indulge Brussels on the subject.

The summit also happens when tension between Brussels and Beijing are still raw. Recently, Lithuania had a run with China when consular ties got strained.

Following unconfirmed reports the previous month that the April 1 summit could take place, the Union stated last Tuesday that the summit should take place via video link on Friday.

Reports say that Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission President, and Charles Michel, President of the European Council, will have separate meeting on the day in separate meeting with the Chinese president and his Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

Summing up the video conference, the European Council officials still want to force Beijing to acknowledge their stand on Ukraine.

Several points will be drawn up in the China-EU summit will be several to drawn an opinion. One of them is total support for Ukraine by many countries, a humanitarian crisis by alleged Russian aggression, abstaining from a judgement has been causing instability.

Both Russia and China have close in relations and even saying there will be no limits, ex-presidents Donald Trump said that Joe Biden helped foster this relationship.

Western allies seek to for Xi to buckle down and drop Russia, but he'd rather do diplomacy to keep the west at a comfortable distance.

Earlier when the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi remarked to Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that the conflict was unfortunate, and they are aware of the human cost as well.

China Abstains in UN Vote

It was pure disappointment from the US when many nations were not keen on condemning Russian, about 35 nations gave the US led move a thumbs down. China did not vote and the US and EU weren't pleased.

When the UN voted to condemn Russia for the invasion, China was one of 35 nations that abstained.

Brussels may sense that Beijing will not choose their side again and tell off the desperate Ukraine issue. Rumors of meet by the union leaders will follow.

However, EU leaders may be set for a disaster meeting as Chinese officials are said to want to steer clear of the issue, cited Politico.

But Beijing did not veto like Russia and supports support for Ukrainian freedom.

The Asian superpower wants to be a mediator to end the conflict peacefully sooner it can be done.

Earlier in March, Josep Borrell the top European Union foreign representative; insisted in the role of the Chinese as peace maker.

Mr. Wang Yi was not all in with what the EU official wanted in the phone call for the meet on Friday.

A China-EU summit in the offing on Friday will be a hard sell for Brussels who is not on steady footing either due the recent comment of ousting Putin spoken by Joe Biden.