Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui in an interview The newspaper “Izvestia” He said that Western countries were not in a position to tell Beijing how to respond to the situation in Ukraine. Thereupon, the representative of the People’s Republic of China called for an end to the pressure on the country.
“The West is not in a position to instruct China, and moreover, it does not have the authority to put the responsibility on it,” Hanhui said.
According to the diplomat, China has taken steps to resolve the situation through diplomacy since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.
Hanhui believes that China’s actions did not cause the crisis in Ukraine and added: Beijing is not a party to the conflict.
The diplomat also stressed that China did not supply weapons to any country that joined it.
Former Chinese President Xi Jinping declarationThe development of bilateral relations between China and any country is not at the expense of other states. He said this in a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission,