German chancellor presses China on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

travel2024-04-17 05:18:331

BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor and close strategic partner to resolve the conflict.

Scholz also said the use of nuclear weapons in the two-year-old war should not even be threatened, according to a German government transcript of his brief remarks at the start of a meeting with Xi in the Chinese capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned last month that his government is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, his latest such threat since invading Ukraine.

Russia’s actions “violate a principle of the United Nations Charter, the principle of the inviolability of national borders,” Scholz said.

China has refused to criticize the invasion. While the government says it is not sending military aid to Moscow, it has provided an economic lifeline that has helped it cope with sanctions from the West. A U.S. intelligence report last week found Beijing has increased equipment sales to Moscow to indirectly boost its war effort against Ukraine.

Address of this article:http://www.fidosfortywinks.com/7520/ore-ore-gold-copper-iron-ore-spiral-classifier/

Popular

China prepares to launch relay satellite Queqiao

Missing Chinese exchange student found cold and scared in Utah

Australian experts play down fears of a new epidemic out of China

IDB, Brazil’s Central Bank sign agreement to support green investments

National reunification unstoppable: Mainland spokesperson

House lawmakers reject renewal of key US intelligence program

Compromised stopbanks pose ongoing risk for Spring Creek residents

World news: Earthquake in China kills at least 95 people

LINKS