Ukraine war: China unveils 12-point peace plan as it calls for ceasefire

China has called for a ceasefire and peace talks in Ukraine on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. Beijing’s foreign ministry urged all parties to “avoid fanning the flames and aggravating tensions” in the hope of preventing the crisis from “deteriorating further or spiralling out of control”. Ukraine war live updates A paper published by the ministry on Friday warned “conflict and war benefit no one” and said everyone involved must “stay rational and exercise restraint”. But the proposal has been branded an “attempt at public relations” by China, which one year ago said it has a “no limits…