German Defense Ministry Says China Should Follow Up On Ukraine Peace Initiative By Actions

 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Sunday welcomed China's peace initiative to resolve the conflict in Ukraine but stressed that the plan must be followed by actions, referring to recent media reports of alleged Chinese plans to supply Russia with weapons.

"At the end, it is not us, but the Russians and Ukraine, who will negotiate. And it is not up to the Chinese to decide that, either. I welcome the Chinese proposal, and as an initiative too, but it must be followed by deeds," Pistorius said on air of Germany's Deutschlandfunk radio.

The minister linked his proposal of assessing China's initiative by actions, not words, to reports alleging that Beijing planed to supply Russia with military drones.