“This (refusal to condemn the special operation. -
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) was definitely a factor that we took into account when making a decision.
Before that, we consulted with a number of allies,” he told Bloomberg.
The politician clarified that the above format did not have a significant political result, and Estonia prefers to conduct relations with China through the mediation of the EU.
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said earlier that the country supports a dialogue between Russia and Ukraine to resolve the conflict.
In addition, China hopes for an early ceasefire in Ukraine.
On June 1, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that the United States was seeing no signs of helping Russia circumvent sanctions or China providing military support for a special operation in Ukraine.