KYIV — Ukraine on Sunday condemned what it known as “absurd” feedback from China’s ambassador to France, who questioned the sovereignty of post-Soviet nations.
Speaking Friday on the LCI news channel, ambassador Lu Shaye instructed nations that emerged after the autumn of the Soviet Union “don’t have effective status under international law because there is not an international agreement confirming their status as sovereign nations.”
The feedback solid doubt not simply on Ukraine, which Russia invaded final February, however all former Soviet republics which emerged as impartial nations after the autumn of the Soviet Union in 1991, together with many members of the European Union.
Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak replied on Sunday that the standing of post-Soviet nations was “enshrined in international law.”
“It is strange to hear an absurd version of the ‘history of Crimea’ from a representative of a country that is scrupulous about its thousand-year history,” Podolyak stated, referring to China.
Moscow and Beijing have over the previous years ramped up cooperation, and Washington has accused Beijing of mulling arms exports to Moscow—claims China denied.
Despite sturdy ties with Russia, China has sought to painting itself as a impartial celebration within the Ukraine battle.
It proposed a obscure political answer to the battle.
“If you want to be a major political player, do not parrot the propaganda of Russian outsiders…,” Podolyak stated.
‘Consternation’
An announcement issued late Saturday by the French international ministry stated it had “learned with consternation about the statements from the ambassador.”
“It remains up to China to say whether these statements reflect its position which we hope not to be the case,” the assertion added.
“Remarks by the Chinese Ambassador in France concerning international law and sovereignty of nations are completely unacceptable,” Latvia’s international minister Edgars Rinkevics wrote on Twitter.
“We expect explanation from the Chinese side and complete retraction of this statement.”
‘Don’t belief China’
His Lithuanian counterpart, Gabrielius Landsbergis, added: “If anyone is still wondering why the Baltic States don’t trust China to ‘broker peace in Ukraine’, here’s a Chinese ambassador arguing that Crimea is Russian and our countries’ borders have no legal basis.”
Asked if Crimea was Ukrainian throughout his interview on LCI, Lu replied, “it depends on how you look at the problem. There’s history. Crimea was Russian at the start.”
The timing of the controversy is embarrassing for French President Emmanuel Macron who visited Beijing this month to encourage Chinese President Xi Jinping to place stress on Russian chief Vladimir Putin to finish his invasion of Ukraine.
Macron’s journey precipitated unease amongst some Western allies who’re skeptical of China’s intentions, given Xi’s formal alliance with fellow authoritarian Putin.
Countries that emerged from the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 had been later admitted as sovereign members of the United Nations. — Agence France-Presse
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