Japanese media warned Zelensky against rapprochement between Ukraine and China

Ukraine's rapprochement with CHINA is a "bitter pill" for President Volodymyr Zelensky after disagreements with the United States and the European Union. Nihon Keizai writes about this.

The article says that Zelensky counted on the support of the US and the EU in the conflict with RUSSIA, but because of the "cool relationship" with them, he is moving closer to China. According to the author of the article, "this diplomacy, which consists in an attempt to balance, may cause new disagreements." Nihon Keizai noted that the Ukrainian president, through membership in NATO and the EU, is trying to win the support of the West, but "these negotiations are not developing."

Author Nihon Keizai emphasizes that Zelensky has begun to "weigh in the same scale" the countries of the West and China , but "this is more a diplomatic tactic to get the attention of the US and the EU than retribution." The publication writes that when Ukraine needs to strengthen relations with the United States and Europe, there will be disagreements around China , this will give Russia "more room to maneuver."

Nihon Keizai also added that the United States and European countries were “surprised” by the situation when Ukraine withdrew its signature from the UN Human Rights Council statement on the protection of the Uyghurs under pressure from China. On June 25, the Associated Press reported that this happened as China threatened Ukraine to stop the supply of CORONAVIRUS vaccines. On July 13, Zelensky first phoned Chinese President Xi Jinping and thanked him for supplying a consignment of covid-19 vaccines .