Russia-Ukraine Conflict | China Not Coming To Moscow’s Rescue: US Official

“The latest time suggests that China’s not coming to the rescue,” the official said according to Sputnik News Agency, ANI reported.

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Washington: A senior official of US President Joe Biden’s administration has said China does not seem to be helping Russia with the western financial sanctions on Moscow over its aggression in Ukraine.

“The latest time suggests that China’s not coming to the rescue,” the official said according to Sputnik News Agency, ANI reported.

“I think it was reported… that China was actually restricting some of its banks to provide credit to facilitate energy purchases from Russia, which suggests that much like has been the pattern for years and years, China has tended to respect the force of US sanctions,” he added during a conference call on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy in Russia shared on Twitter a “US bombing list” posted by the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

“Never forget who’s the real threat to the world,” the tweet posted by the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson read.

The list includes all nations that have been targeted by the US since the end of WWII.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier on Monday recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities.

Upping the ante, Putin later ordered special military operations “to protect” the people in the Donbas region.

Several countries, including the UK, the US, Canada and the European Union have condemned Russia’s military operations in Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Moscow.

The US administration official also said the European Union is in the process of finalizing the list of Russian banks that will be excluded from SWIFT.

SWIFT stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. It is a global messaging system connecting thousands of financial institutions around the world.