Wed 10 August 2022:
China, which Russia has sought as an ally since being cold-shouldered by the West over its invasion of Ukraine, has called the United States the “main instigator” of the conflict.
In an interview with Russian state news agency TASS published on Wednesday, China’s ambassador to Moscow accused Washington of backing Russia into a corner with repeated expansions of the NATO transatlantic military alliance.
“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,” Zhang Hanhui was quoted as saying.
“Their ultimate goal is to exhaust and crush Russia with a protracted war and the cudgel of sanctions,” he added.
Zhang also said Sino-Russian relations had entered “the best period in history, characterised by the highest level of mutual trust, the highest degree of interaction, and the greatest strategic importance”.
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