According to a report on the website of "Russia Today" on March 27, on Tuesday local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the dismissal of Alexei Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and was replaced by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Litvinenko.
As for why he was dismissed, Ukrainian analysts believe that Danilov humiliated the Chinese envoy by insulting Li Hui, the Chinese government's special representative for Eurasian affairs, in an interview last week, and making fun of his name.
He was the second person in the Ukrainian Defense: Danilov
What did Danilov say, and did his statement be consistent with our stance on Russia-Ukraine relations? This is worth analyzing and observing.
I. Danilov's words
Last week, Oleksey Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, made insulting remarks on a television program about China's special representative for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui.
Danilov said on the program that regarding the Chinese envoy Li Hui, he would like to remind that no party can decide the fate of Ukraine, and if "certain countries" believe that Ukraine should lose its sovereignty, territory, or anything, then these countries should cede their "sovereignty and territory to Ukraine."
Special Envoy Li Hui
Danilov said the issue could not be decided by "a certain Chinese envoy." Danilov had mentioned the name of the special envoy Li Hui a few minutes earlier, but later he pretended to be confused and said, "I don't remember what the Chinese envoy's last name is."
Danilov, a key member of the Ukrainian cabinet, openly threw out the above-mentioned humiliating remarks about "Ukraine ceding territory" and linking him to China's special envoy in an interview, which aroused comments and concerns from all sides: Is what he described consistent with China's position?
2. Is it consistent with China's position?
Danilov's statement does not correspond to China's latest description of Russian-Ukrainian relations, as well as Ukraine's consistent position on the issue of sovereignty and territory.
Map of Ukraine in Chinese
1. On the sovereignty and territory of Ukraine
In China's peace plan proposed in 2022, the first article is to respect the sovereignty of all member states, and then Chinese Ambassador to the EU Fu Cong further clarified that China supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, including the four regions in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
Thus, it can be clearly seen that China's position on the territory and sovereignty of Ukraine is clear and consistent. Danilov's claim that "certain countries" believe that Ukraine should lose its sovereignty, territory, or something else – and that the "some" label is not on China.
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2. China's latest statement on Russia-Ukraine relations
Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's latest statement on Russia-Ukraine relations is as follows:
Sino-Russian relations are based on non-aligned, non-confrontational, non-directed relations with neighbors. China will not be in the flames of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukraine was China's strategic partner in the past, and it will continue to be China's strategic partner.
In contrast to Danilov's humiliating words, China's words are sincere, and the Chinese envoy is busy and is there for peace, expressing China's position that it has always stood with peace, and it is a manifestation of being a world stability pole in a turbulent world. In this regard, Danilov's words are obviously out of line.
Zelensky
III. Concluding remarks
China's position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear: economically, China buys not only Russian oil and gas, but also Ukrainian grain, edible oil, and even aircraft engines and other military products;
In this regard, both Ukraine and Russia should know not to want China to deviate from their own position: China has its own core interests.
Regarding the dismissal of Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, by Zelensky, is it due to his inappropriate words and deeds?
I can't judge, but what I can appreciate is that China's power is beyond the world's ignorance: it is the power of peace!