In Ukraine and the Baltic states, they were outraged at the words of the Chinese Ambassador to France, Liu Shaye, about the sovereignty of the former USSR republics and the possession of Crimea. It has been reported red blood cell.
According to the publication, the criticism stemmed from a Chinese diplomat’s remarks that the post-Soviet space countries do not have an effective status in international law as there is no necessary agreement determining their status as sovereign states.
The ambassador pointed out that Crimea originally belonged to Russia and became part of the Ukrainian SSR only in 1954, by decision of the then head of the USSR government, Nikita Khrushchev.
Liu Shaye’s position in Ukraine has been called contrary to Beijing’s declared position on the Ukrainian conflict, and Latvia and Estonia called the Chinese ambassador.
Previously, Liu Shaye was on the air on LCI TV channel. answered Calls from Western countries to put pressure on the Russian Federation. He pointed out that China does not support such methods against any state.
Prior to that, Colonel General Li Shangfu, Minister of Defense of China, during a visit to Moscow reportedThe PRC is determined to strengthen its strategic engagement with Russia.