Moves by US-led NATO have pushed tension between Russia and Ukraine to a “breaking point,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
At a daily news briefing, he urged the United States to take China’s concerns seriously and avoid undermining its rights or interests in handling the Ukraine issue and ties with Russia.
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The war has swiftly cast Russia into economic isolation never before visited on such a large economy. Russia said on Wednesday it was preparing a swift responseto sanctions that would hit the West’s most sensitive areas.
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