« We believe that all countries deserve respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity, » Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he will annex four regions from Ukraine, China has continued to tread lightly and has avoided both condemning or issuing support for Moscow.
On Friday, Putin announced that the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, and the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson will now be under Russian control. While the move has prompted criticism from a number of Western nations, such as the U.S., China called for peace between the two sides, but did not take an explicit stance.
« China’s position on the Ukraine issue is consistent and clear. We believe that all countries deserve respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity, that the purposes and principles of the U.
