China warned on Tuesday that unilateral sanctions against Russia will only increase the rift and standoff around Ukraine.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced Beijing’s stance commenting on the G7 statement regarding its readiness to impose sanctions against Russia.
“In the current situation, unilateral sanctions may only increase the divide and the standoff. China calls on all sides to adhere to rational approach, to settle the crisis around Ukraine and the corresponding problems via dialogue and negotiations,” he said, as quoted by TASS news agency.
“In the current situation, dramatization and speculations about war are not a responsible behavior. Sanctions and pressure do not help to defuse the situation, and promotion of bloc standoff leads us to the old road of Cold War even stronger,” the Chinese diplomat added.
“We urge all sides to adhere to a fair and open position, to assist dialogue and negotiations, as well as proper implementation of the Minsk Agreements for prompt resolution of the Ukrainian crisis,” Wang concluded.
On Monday, the G7 Ministers of Finance reaffirmed their readiness to impose sanctions against Moscow, which will cause “wide-scale and immediate consequences” for the Russian economy in case of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the statement, “any further Russian military aggression against Ukraine will be met with a swift and coordinated response.”
Recently, claims of Russia’s potential invasion in Ukraine have become frequent in Ukraine and Western states. Moscow called such reports empty and groundless escalation of tensions, underscoring that it does not pose any threat to any state in the region.
Source: Agencies
