China has accused the US of spreading “misinformation” about the role of Beijing in the Ukraine war. The statements came before the talks between the two countries’ envoys in Rome.
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A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that “the US is spreading misinformation to China in the Ukraine case with malicious intent.”
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The comments came at a regular conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing.
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Today, US authorities told the media that Russia had asked China for military and financial support for the war in Ukraine.
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The request for equipment is not new and Russia launched an offensive in Ukraine on February 24, Bloomberg said, according to a US official.
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China has not directly condemned Moscow for launching its invasion, and has repeatedly blamed NATO’s “eastward expansion” for escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
