United States Call On China To Use Its Influence With Russia To Urge A Diplomatic Solution To The Ukraine Crisis

 

Reuters: U.S. urges China to use influence with Moscow over Ukraine 

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday called on China to use its influence with Russia to urge a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, but policy experts doubted Beijing would back Washington in the standoff. 

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Beijing said it wanted all sides to remain calm and "refrain from doing things that agitate tensions and hype up the crisis." 

Blinken stressed that tensions should be reduced and warned of the security and economic risks from any Russian aggression, the State Department said.  

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Update #1: US warns China of 'global security' risks due to Russian threat in Ukraine (France 24) 

Update #2: US calls on arch-rival for help against Russia (RT)  

WNU Editor: China sees the U.S. as the problem, not Russia .... US itself should put out the fire it set in Ukraine: Global Times editorial (Global Times). 

Some former US defense officials are also not expecting any help from China .... China will impede vital US strategy to stop Ukraine-Russia conflict: Former defense official (FOX News).

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