"Ukraine urged China to pressure Vladimir Putin to move toward peace as the Russian president arrived in Beijing following his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit -- where he defended the war that has killed tens of thousands of people. The ministry statement noted that the SCO's final declaration avoided mention of the Ukraine conflict, which has become a full-scale war since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine."
""We consider it eloquent that the main final document of the summit, the 20-page Tianjin Declaration, does not contain a single mention of the Russian war against Ukraine," the statement said. "It is surprising that the largest war of aggression in Europe since World War II was not reflected in such an important, fundamental document, while it mentions a number of other wars, terrorist attacks, and events in the world.""
Ukraine called on China to play a more active role in pressuring Vladimir Putin to seek peace based on respect for the UN Charter. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry criticized the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Tianjin Declaration for omitting any mention of the full-scale war that began with Russia's February 2022 invasion. The ministry called the omission surprising and said it indicated a failure of Moscow's diplomatic efforts. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has repeatedly asked China to press Russia. Vladimir Putin attended the SCO summit and then travelled to Beijing, where he will remain for a September 3 military parade.
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