According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, China remains such a friend for Russia. Earlier, China refused to vote in the UN on a resolution to end the operation in Ukraine and condemned the imposition of sanctions.
Russia continues to maintain friendly relations with individual countries, despite the negative reaction of a large number of states to the military operation in Ukraine, in particular, China remains its friend. About it stated Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, on the air of the Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
“Of course have. <...> Look at the reaction of the world’s giants. Those who do not pretend to be giants, but real giants. Particularly China. You see this reaction, ”she answered the question of whether Russia still had friends.
US says China won’t help Russia after new sanctions
Earlier, on February 26, the EU, the US and Canada agreed on new sanctions against Russia. They decided to disconnect some Russian banks from the SWIFT interbank information exchange system, freeze part of the assets of the Central Bank and representatives of the Russian elites and their families.
After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, China condemned the unilateral imposition of sanctions by Western countries against Moscow. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Hua Chunying said it was not an effective method for managing crises. On February 26, at the UN meeting on Ukraine, China abstained from voting on a resolution to end the military operation on the territory of this country. On the same day, the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the UN, Zhang Jun, said that Russia’s security concerns, in particular, the demand that Ukraine not join NATO, are legitimate, since the security of one country cannot be ensured by undermining the security of another.