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The Biden-Xi-Zelensky-Putin Peace Plan

As the White House (and the White House adjacent) ponder whether Xi can intervene to forge a peace plan in Ukraine, a little healthy Washington skepticism emerges behind closed doors.

China isn’t arming Russia, at least not yet, but it’s happily buying Russian oil and helping Russia bypass Western sanctions.
China isn’t arming Russia, at least not yet, but it’s happily buying Russian oil and helping Russia bypass Western sanctions. Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Julia Ioffe
May 23, 2023

Earlier this month, Antony Blinken told D.C. grandee David Ignatius that the Biden administration was not averse to China playing a role in mediating the end of the war in Ukraine. “In principle, there’s nothing wrong with that if we have a country, whether it’s China or other countries that have significant influence, that are prepared to pursue a just and durable peace,” Blinken told Ignatius. “We would welcome that, and it’s certainly possible that China would have a role to play in that effort. And that could be very beneficial.”