Washington. US President Joe Biden is in an open warning to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Beijing will pay a heavy price if Beijing keeps quiet on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and shields its ally Russia from intense Western sanctions.
This information has been given in the report of The Guardian. The two leaders’ first phone call since a video summit in November 2021 will be a chance to iron out differences, as the US mounts an unprecedented pressure campaign on Russia, putting China in a geopolitical bind.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday’s call is an opportunity for President Biden to assess where President Xi stands.
Biden-Xi’s phone call comes after Britain, the US, France, Albania, Ireland and Norway accused Moscow of war crimes and Paris claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin was only interested in negotiating a peace deal. are pretending.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who has repeatedly warned that Putin would turn to the use of chemical weapons, said the Biden administration was gathering evidence of war crimes and rejected hopes of a solution through diplomacy. Used to be.
On China’s stand, the US says that it is against China’s stated position on various issues, including the basic principles of the United Nations Charter, the fundamental principles of respect for the sovereignty of nations.
The Guardian reported in its report that amid the Russian aggression, the Pentagon reportedly assessed that Putin could resort to threats to use nuclear weapons, as sanctions were gradually weakening Russian conventional strength on the ground. are.
—AnyTV News
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