The US State Department refused to say what “red lines” it would set in response to China’s assistance for Russia during its deadly invasion of Ukraine on Friday, Fox News informed.
President Biden cautioned Chinese President Xi Jinping in a phone call Friday morning that providing Moscow with “material aid” while Russia pursues its violent campaign against its southern neighbor would have “consequences.”
However, when reporters pressed the State Department on what “red lines” the White House would establish, the State Department was short on answers.
China has angered the world community by refusing to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin’s illegal and murderous invasion of Ukraine.
Following the call with President Biden, the Chinese government issued a statement that declared, “China stands for peace and opposes conflict,” instead of denouncing Putin’s conduct.
According to the statement, Xi stated emphatically that China supports international law and UN conventions.
However, Xi appears to have also urged the US and NATO to “jointly support Russia and Ukraine in establishing conversation” in order to end the conflict.
China has been heavily chastised for refusing to join the US and NATO, as well as countries such as Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, in imposing tougher sanctions on Russia in an effort to halt Russian advances.
In the run-up to his attack, Putin said that he was worried about a growing NATO presence in Europe and Ukraine’s ambitions to join the 30-member alliance, which would have potentially allowed military equipment to be closer to border of Russia.
This argument has been disputed by US and European officials, who point to a number of actions Ukraine would have had to take to join NATO.
China, on the other hand, has endorsed Putin’s concerns.
On Friday, Xi urged that the US and NATO should engage discussions with Russia “to resolve the core of the Ukraine situation and alleviate both Russia’s and Ukraine’s security concerns.”
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