A Ukrainian soldier waves on the road near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 18, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)
BEIJING – It is the United States, not China, which is providing weapons to the Ukrainian battlefield, a the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.
"China has always upheld an objective and fair position on the Ukraine issue. All that China has done is to promote talks for peace," ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing in response to a relevant query.
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Stressing that China always stands on the side of peace and dialogue, and on the right side of history, he said, Beijing will continue to play a constructive role in the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.
"It is the United States, not China, that is providing weapons to the Ukrainian battlefield," Wang said.
He urged Washington to stop adding fuel to the fire, and cease its lecturing, coercing and intimidating of other countries.
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The US should play a constructive role in finding a political settlement for the Ukraine crisis, rather than doing the opposite, added the spokesman.