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Lu Shaye, China's ambassador to France, on Friday said NATO's expansion eastward led Russia to launch the Ukraine war, accusing the West of trying to contain Beijing and Moscow. 'For the Chinese, the (root) cause (of the war) is NATO's five cycles of eastward expansion ... it constitutes a military and security threat to Russia,' Lu told Europe1 radio's morning show. 'You cannot oppress or threaten the security of others by forbidding others to retaliate or defend themselves,' he said, defending Moscow's military action against Kyiv. He was also unsupportive of Sweden and Finland's decision to seek NATO membership, saying...
