The US asks China to abandon “ambiguity” before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

United States urged China to abandon “ambiguity” and stop “hiding” so as not to condemn the invasion russian from Ukraineand asked for his help in mitigating the impact of the war on global markets.

“Every country should think about which side of history they want to be on,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

Asked about China’s position, the spokeswoman stressed that “now is the time for world leaders to clearly denounce the flagrant aggression of President (Russian, Vladimir) Putin and support the people of Ukraine.”

“This is not a time for ambiguity or hiding or waiting to see what happens. It is already clear what is happening,” Psaki stressed.

He added that it is also important that China “be part of the effort to mitigate and minimize the impact” of the war “on global markets and the world’s energy markets.”

Beijing has avoided condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine while calling for a diplomatic way out of the crisis, a complicated fit after Chinese President Xi Jinping deepened his alliance with Putin just a few weeks ago.

China also maintains that sanctions are not effective in resolving the conflict and opposes unilateral punishment, while taking advantage of the tensions to attack US foreign policy.

After months of tensions, Russia this week launched a military operation in Ukraine that began with bombings in several urban centers and continued with the deployment of troops, so that this Friday Russian military units are tightening the siege of the country’s capital, Kiev.

The fighting has already cost the lives of at least 137 Ukrainians and 316 have been injured, according to the Government of Ukraine; and, in addition, thousands of people have had to flee to western Ukraine or to the neighboring countries of Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.