China calls United States 'the initiator and main instigator of the Ukrainian crisis'
China's ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui
Long-time Russian ally China has called the United States the "main instigator" of the Ukraine crisis. As per a Reuters report, China's ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, accused Washington of driving Russia into a corner with repeated NATO defence alliance expansions and support for forces working to align Ukraine with the European Union rather than Moscow. Hanhui made this statement in an interview with the Russian state news agency TASS that was released on Wednesday.He also criticised Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House, for travelling to Taiwan, which China has long claimed as part of its territory.
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Zhang was quoted as remarking, "As the initiator and main instigator of the Ukrainian crisis, Washington, while imposing unprecedented comprehensive sanctions on Russia, continues to supply arms and military equipment to Ukraine."
"Their ultimate goal is to exhaust and crush Russia with a protracted war and the cudgel of sanctions," he added.
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The ambassador's argument for the invasion of Ukraine, which has resulted in thousands of fatalities, the destruction of entire cities, and the forced emigration of more than a quarter of the people, was quite similar to the one used by Russia itself.
According to Zhang, the most essential rule for preserving peace and stability in the world is non-interference in internal matters. Not surprisingly, heused this principle to condemn Washington's Taiwan policy, but not Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He also criticised Nancy Pelosi, for travelling to the self-governing Island nation ofTaiwan last week, which China claims as its own, and contended that the US was using the same strategies in Taiwan and Ukraine to "revive a Cold War mentality, contain China and Russia, and provoke major power rivalry and confrontation."
(With inputs from agencies)
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