China called the USA the “main culprit” of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui in an interview with the Russian propaganda media TASS said that this happened because of the expansion of the NATO defense alliance.
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“As the initiator and the main culprit of the Ukrainian crisis, Washington, while introducing unprecedented comprehensive sanctions against Russia, continues to supply weapons and military equipment to Ukraine,” Zhang Hanhui said, adding: “Their ultimate goal is to wear down and crush Russia with a protracted war and sanctions.” .
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The ambassador accused Washington of having “backed Russia into a corner through repeated expansions of the NATO defense alliance and support for forces seeking to join Ukraine to the European Union in opposition to Moscow.”
As Reuters points out, the ambassador’s argument is similar to Moscow’s justification for its invasion of Ukraine, which has resulted in thousands of deaths and the destruction of entire cities, as well as forced more than a quarter of the population to flee their homes.
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Source: Ukrgate