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China and Brazil back US-led push for ceasefire in Ukraine war

Endorsement follows meeting in New York led by two countries’ UN ambassadors amid ‘potential turning point’

Updated: 7:01am, 21 Mar 2025

Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AP

China and Brazil on Thursday voiced support for a US-led initiative to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine, urging Kyiv and Moscow to engage in negotiations to achieve that goal.

Their endorsement came after a meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The two countries co-chaired the meeting with delegations from their initiative seeking peace in Ukraine and launched in December.

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