Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman: Russia does not need military support during the operation in Donbass

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that Russia is able to cope with the situation in Ukraine on its own and does not need military support from China.

“Russia is a great power with might. She does not need the support of China or other countries, ”TASS quotes an official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

At the same time, she made it clear that China’s position on the issue of the military operation of the Russian troops in the Donbass differs from the views of the American leadership. “We will not act like the United States, which supplies Ukraine with a large number of weapons,” Hua Chunying said.

At the same time, she stressed that China is closely following what is happening in Ukraine and calls on the parties to refrain from actions that will lead to the situation getting out of control, RIA Novosti notes.

Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.”

According to the Russian leader, the plans of the Russian Federation “do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories,” however, “the Russian Federation considers it important that all the peoples of Ukraine can exercise the right of self-determination.”

Reacting to the Kremlin’s decision, US President Joe Biden, in a special statement, called Russia’s attack on Ukraine unprovoked and unjustified and promised to hold it to account.

For his part, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged Putin to “stop the soldiers” from attacking Ukraine and give peace a chance.