US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the phone on the 5th of Japan time over the situation in Ukraine.
"The world is watching which countries are standing up to uphold basic principles such as freedom and sovereignty," Blinken said in a statement from the US State Department.
"Blinken emphasized that the world is acting in unison to make Russia pay a high price," he said, urging China to take strict measures in line with each country. It seems that it was done.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Wang said, "Ukraine's crisis can only be resolved through dialogue in the end," and urged discussions to resolve the issue.
He added, "Encourages the United States and NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the EU = European Union to engage in equal dialogue with Russia, and weighs the negative impact of NATO's eastern expansion on Russia's security environment. It should be done, "he said, showing that he would consider the position of the Russian side.