China's ambassador to France has sparked anger in eastern Europe and 'consternation' in Paris after questioning the sovereignty of post-Soviet countries.
PARIS — China's ambassador to France has sparked anger in eastern Europe and "consternation" in Paris after questioning the sovereignty of post-Soviet countries.
The comments cast doubt not just on Ukraine, which Russia invaded last February, but all former Soviet republics which emerged as independent nations after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, including many members of the European Union. "It remains up to China to say whether these statements reflect its position which we hope not to be the case," the statement added.
Asked if Crimea was Ukrainian during his interview on LCI, Lu replied that "it depends on how you look at the problem. There's history. Crimea was Russian at the start."
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