European states reacted with fury to remarks by China’s top envoy to France questioning the independence of ex-Soviet states, tainting the nation’s push to court leaders in the region and burnish its credentials to broker peace after Russia’s invasion.
European states reacted with fury to remarks by China’s top envoy to France questioning the independence of ex-Soviet states, tainting the nation’s push to court leaders in the region and burnish its credentials to broker peace after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Latvia’s foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs said in a Saturday post on Twitter that the coordinated move was in response to the “unacceptable statements” by Lu. Margus Tsahkna, his counterpart in Estonia, called the comments “false and a misinterpretation of history.” France’s foreign ministry said it took note of Lu’s comments “with consternation” and reiterated the illegality of the Crimea annexation under international law, according to a report from Dow Jones, citing a ministry spokesperson. “We stress our full solidarity with all of our allies and partners concerned, who have gained their long-awaited independence after decades of oppression,” the report quoted the ministry as saying.
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