State flags of Russia and China. File photoMOSCOW, Mar 19Washington seeks to use the theme of the Russian special operation in Ukraine to drive a wedge between Beijing and Moscow, writes the Chinese newspaper Global Times. situations. In his opinion, the White House should deal with the conflict.
"The main reason for the anger of Russia and the military operation in Ukraine was the expansion of NATO to the east. It is the United States that must put out the fire that they kindled in Ukraine. It is outrageous that Washington is demanding that Beijing do this at the cost of Russian-Chinese relations. This is unwise and insidious",” the GT article says.
The observer believes that the US and NATO made a mistake in building a European security system. .jpg» />Biden threatened China with consequences for supporting Russia's special operation»Russia is an independent major power, and China does not have the opportunity to influence its decision on Ukraine, which Moscow considers a matter of «life and death,» the author specified. The publicist concluded, that if China does put pressure on Russia, it will undermine relations between Beijing and Moscow and sabotage mutual trust, which will be a huge strategic loss for both sides. «This is what the US wants and is happy to see. <…> But how can Beijing and Moscow allow such an evil trick to succeed?» the observer asked rhetorically. Russia launched a military operation on February 24 to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides.
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