Recently, China announced the creation of a platform called Friends of Peace, which is allegedly aimed at facilitating the cessation of the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin is likely to use this platform to portray Ukraine as unwilling to engage in negotiations, according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Analysts noted that on September 26, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that China, Brazil, Pakistan, and other like-minded countries in the Global South would soon establish the Friends of Peace platform. This announced platform is purportedly aimed at facilitating inc…
