China throws Putin another sanction-busting lifeline
President Xi Jinping has backed keeping China fully open to wheat imports from Russia in spite of sweeping sanctions imposed by the West in a bid to stop Putin's war in Ukraine.
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President Xi Jinping has backed keeping China fully open to wheat imports from Russia in spite of sweeping sanctions imposed by the West in a bid to stop Putin's war in Ukraine.
China could buy more Russian energy and lend Moscow cash to help Vladimir Putin weather the storm of sanctions imposed by the West over the Ukraine crisis, experts have predicted.
While most diplomats at an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting condemned Vladimir Putin’s government for escalating tensions with Ukraine, China’s envoy carefully avoided any mention of Russia. “All parties concerned must exercise restraint and avoid any action that may fuel tensions,” Ambassador Zhang Jun said late Monday as part…
Beijing will look to avoid openly criticizing Russia’s actions in Ukraine, while affirming its support for the principles of territorial integrity and noninterference, experts say.
(Bloomberg) -- While most diplomats at an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting condemned Vladimir Putin’s government for escalating tensions with Ukraine, China’s envoy carefully avoided any mention of Russia.