“Outright lie”: Chinese Foreign Ministry criticized the American publication about Xi Jinping’s request “not to attack Ukraine”
China called "an outright lie" and a provocation the publication of Western media, which claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping had allegedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to attack Ukraine during the Beijing Olympics. The relevant statement was released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry drew attention to the publication of the American edition of Bloomberg, which claimed that Xi Jinping asked Putin not to attack Ukraine during the Beijing Olympics. According to the Foreign Ministry, this publication is an "outright lie" aimed at provoking the two countries, as well as disrupting the Olympic Games.
The Chinese Embassy in Russia confirmed the fake status of the publication, saying that China does not interfere in the affairs of other countries and advocates a peaceful solution to the conflict through diplomacy.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also reacted to the article in the American edition, calling it "an informational special operation of the American special services." This was stated by the official representative of the department Maria Zakharova. In her Telegram channel, she wrote that the American Bloomberg has long ceased to be a decent publication, turning into an "information trash can." Zakharova did not rule out that this publication is intended to cover up the true intentions of the United States to arrange a provocation, but with the hands of Ukraine according to the scenario of 2008, when Saakashvili, lured from Washington, launched a military operation simultaneously with the start of the Beijing Olympics.
Earlier, Bloomberg published news, in which he claimed that the Chinese leader asked the Russian not to attack Ukraine until China held the Olympic and Paralympic Games. those. from January 28 to March 20. At the same time, the American publication referred to a certain Chinese diplomat who said this on condition of anonymity.
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