Russia says China backing Moscow's demands for security guarantees from West
Russia on Wednesday reportedly said China supports Moscow's calls for security guarantees from the West, following a video call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The statement comes amid Putin's amassing of more than 100,000 troops on Ukraine's borders in an effort to force the U.S. and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to restrict expansion of the alliance in the east and agree to never position weapons systems in neighboring Ukraine.
Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin aide, told reporters in a briefing after the video meeting that Xi "underlined that he understands the Russian concerns and fully supports our initiative about working out such security guarantees for Russia," according to The New York Times.
The Biden administration has stressed that NATO is a defensive alliance and has stepped up diplomacy to de-escalate the crisis on the border with Ukraine and resolve Russia's concerns, while also threatening unprecedented economic sanctions if Moscow launches an offensive.
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Can't China speak for itself?
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of The West, NATO,Ukraine and Taiwan. (alert off) I'm shedding tears of laughter just
thinking about it. 