US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has told his Chinese counterpart that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine threatens security and the global economy, said Ned Prais, a spokesman for the US State Department.
“Secretary Blinken stressed the global security and economic risks posed by Russia’s further aggression against Ukraine and pointed out that de-escalation and diplomacy are a responsible way forward,” Praise told Blinken and China Foreign Minister Wang Ji.
As the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Wang told a U.S. counterpart that Russia’s “legitimate security concerns need to be taken seriously and addressed.”
In a conversation that focused on tensions around Ukraine, Van also said that “regional security cannot be guaranteed by strengthening or even expanding military blocs.”
For several weeks now, tensions over the concentration of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders have been easing, raising concerns about preparations for another Russian invasion in Kiev and the West.
Russia denies allegations of an invasion of Ukraine by its troops. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Moscow is taking a defensive stance because of fears that Kiev is getting too close to NATO.
At a video summit on December 7, US President Joe Biden warned Putin that the United States would impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia if it attacked Ukraine.
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