After 14 years, the Germany Chancellor visited Kazakhstan. In the presence of Scholz, the president of Kazakhstan made a request to support the Ukraine peace initiative proposed by China and Brazil.
Scholz visits Kazakhstan
Starting last Sunday, Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on a three-day trip to five Central Asian countries with a large business delegation, hoping to build closer ties in areas such as economy and energy, climate and environment, and regional cooperation.
On Monday local time, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Astana.
This is the first visit by a head of government of Germany to Kazakhstan in nearly 14 years, and its importance cannot be overstated.
During the meeting, Scholz took the initiative to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, and Tokayev's statement did not disappoint Putin.
Tokayev believes that the opportunity for peace between Russia and Ukraine still exists, and it is now necessary to seriously consider the peace initiatives put forward by various countries, and then discuss the territorial issue after reaching a decision on the cessation of hostilities.
Tokayev
Tokayev explicitly referred to the peace initiative put forward by China and Brazil, which he believes is worthy of support, and called on Western countries such as Scholz to accept it as well.
The initiative is a "six-point consensus" jointly put forward by China and Brazil in May this year, which believes that dialogue and negotiation are the only feasible way to resolve the Ukraine crisis.
The consensus emphasizes the observance of the "three principles" of de-escalation, that is, no spillover of the battlefield, no escalation of the war, and no fire on all sides;
We call on all parties to adhere to dialogue and negotiation, increase humanitarian assistance, oppose the use of nuclear weapons and attacks on nuclear power plants, and maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains.
Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin himself publicly acknowledged the efforts of China, Brazil and other countries, calling China, Brazil and India potential mediators.
Putin
But Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz doesn't think so.
Scholz rejected the initiative, insisting on condemning Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine and declaring that Germany would support Ukraine in self-defense, but also agreed to continue exploring opportunities for peaceful development.
Obviously, this statement is extremely contradictory.
In fact, the performance of the United States and the West in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has always been so contradictory, while calling for peace, they are constantly imposing maximum sanctions on Russia, angering Russia, and providing Ukraine with various offensive weapons.
In fact, it is not that they do not want a ceasefire, but they do not want to cease fire like this, and they do not want Russia to have the last laugh.
Judging from the current situation, although the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has lasted for more than two years and almost three years, the development of the situation is not what the United States and the West think.
Russia's economy has not collapsed, the front-line troops are still full of energy, and the supply lines have not been interrupted. On the contrary, Ukraine's performance is very stretched, and even the United States and the West are a little powerless.
This time, Germany Chancellor Scholz started his trip to Central Asia, obviously to pull business, and at the same time wanted to take this opportunity to talk about the Russian-Ukrainian issue and give Russia eye medicine.
But what he did not expect was that even if there was a little contradiction with Russia, Tokayev still focused on the overall situation and did not directly follow Scholz's words to criticize Russia.
Zelensky
In fact, as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, everyone knows who is the most injured.
European countries are still stubborn, and if they want to fight Russia to the end, the final outcome will not be much better than Ukraine.