zhōng guó中国kě yǐ可以bāng zhù帮助tuī dòng推动jié shù结束wū kè lán乌克兰zhàn zhēng战争
On November 11, the United States, Russia, and Ukraine ended talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The three sides hoped to find a way to end the war in Ukraine through dialogue.
The talks reached one agreement: to exchange a large number of soldiers captured by the other side during the war.
However, the talks made no significant progress on ending the war.
Before the talks, Sun Lei, China's representative to the United Nations, said he hoped all sides would continue communicating and reach an agreement that everyone must follow and that could bring lasting peace.
Coupchan, an American expert on international affairs, believes that China has the ability to help end the war.
He said that China buys large amounts of oil and natural gas from Russia and also sells some products to Russia.
These products can be used in everyday life, but they can also help Russia manufacture weapons.
Therefore, trade between China and Russia helps Russia continue fighting and also gives China the ability to influence Russia's decisions.
Coupchan believes that if Chinese leader Xi Jinping truly wants to push for an end to the war, he can clearly tell Russian President Vladimir Putin so and use trade between the two countries to put greater pressure on Russia.
However, he said that having the ability does not mean that China will take action.
At present, he has not seen China change its attitude toward the war.