Podoliak calls on China to join civilized countries and condemn Russia

19.03.2022 18:15

Ukrinform

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said that China can become an important element of the global security system if it condemns Russia's barbarism.

According to Ukrinform, Podoliak said this in a statement posted on Twitter.

"China can be the global security system's important element if it makes the right decision to support the civilized countries' coalition & condemn Russia's barbarism," Podoliak said.

According to him, this is a chance to "sit at the table as equals."

"The West must explain to Beijing how $1.6 trillion differs from $150 billion," Podoliak added.

Ukrinform reported earlier that U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held online talks on March 18.

According to the White House, their conversation lasted about two hours. One of the main issues raised at the talks concerned the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

After the talks, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a briefing in Washington that after talks between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, the White House remains concerned that China may provide some support to Russia in the face of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.