Joe Biden will threaten Xi Jinping with retaliation if China sends military aid to Russia

the president of United States, Joe Bidenwill threaten his Chinese counterpart on Friday Xi Jinping to retaliate if China “supports Russian aggression” against Ukraineincluding in particular if it sends military aid to Moscow, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

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“We are concerned that they are planning to directly help Russia with military equipment that would be used in Ukraine. President Biden will speak with President Xi tomorrow and will make it clear that China will take responsibility for any action to support Russia’s aggression.. And we will not hesitate to impose costs on it,” he said. Blinken to journalists.

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He reiterated that China has a “responsibility to use its influence with President Putin and uphold the international rules and principles that it claims to uphold.”

“But on the contrary, it seems that China is going in the opposite direction by refusing to condemn this aggression, while insisting on presenting itself as a neutral arbiter.”he lamented Blinken.

war crimes

Anthony Blinken also estimated on Thursday that attacks by Russia against civilians in Ukraine constitute “war crimes”, and accused Moscow of not making “significant efforts” on the diplomatic front.

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“Intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. After all the destruction of the last few weeks, I find it hard to conclude that the Russians are doing the opposite.”Blinken said. He clarified that the legal process for an indictment was still ongoing.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” an accusation Moscow called “unacceptable and inexcusable.”

“Yesterday, President Biden said that, in his opinion, war crimes had been committed in Ukraine. Personally, I agree.” said Blinken to journalists.

“Our experts are documenting and reviewing possible war crimes committed in Ukraine”he added, and promised to share the fruit of this work with international investigations aimed at finding “those responsible.”

Asked about the conversations between Russia and Ukrainewhich continue in parallel to the conflict, the Secretary of State did not hide his skepticism.

“On the one hand, we congratulate Ukraine for being at the negotiating table despite being under bombardment every minute of the dayBlinken said. “At the same time, I have not seen any significant effort by Russia to end through diplomacy this war that it is waging,” he said.

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Source: Elcomercio

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