Biden threatens Xi Jinping with consequences for supporting Russia

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US President Joe Biden during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference – RIA Novosti, 1920, 03/18/2022 © AP Photo / Susan Walsh

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US President Joe Biden warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the consequences that could arise if it turns out that Beijing supports the operation in Ukraine, said a senior US administration official.

“Biden has made it clear that there will be consequences if China provides assistance to Russia,” the official said during a telephone briefing.

He did not specify whether he was talking about sanctions, adding that Biden promised a reaction not only from the United States, “but from the whole world.”

“I will not publicly discuss our capabilities,” the official added.

As White House press secretary Jen Psaki later explained, Washington is indeed considering imposing restrictions on Beijing if it supports Moscow.

At the same time, Biden did not put forward any specific requirements.

“He just stated his vision on the situation and what he considers important, and also outlined the consequences of certain actions,” the White House spokesman said.

When asked if Washington expected any changes in Beijing’s policy on the Ukrainian issue, the journalists’ interlocutor said that the United States would closely monitor the decisions taken in China in this regard.

Biden also said that Washington’s policy on Taiwan remains unchanged.

“The United States continues to oppose any unilateral change in the status quo,” the White House said.

Russia launched a military operation on February 24 to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine . The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides.

Moscow and Kiev have held three rounds of talks in Belarus , with the Russian delegation led by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky . Now negotiations in this format are held daily via video link.

In the south of Ukraine, the Russian army took control of the Kherson region , Melitopol , Berdyansk and blockaded Mariupol , now the fighting is going on in the city center.

This made it possible to cut off the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the coast of the Sea of ​​\u200b \u200bAzov and connect with a group of troops in the Donbass . In the eastern direction, the People’s Militia of the DPR liberated Volnovakha and reached the Verkhnetoretskoye-Novoselovka-2 line. LPR troops are also developing an offensive. The Russian army took control of Balakleya . Kiev is blockaded from the West, battles are going on near Kharkov .

RIA


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