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According to a Chinese official, the United States is the “true destroyer” of international peace and is to blame for the conflict in Ukraine. America is “the initiator and principal motivator” of Putin’s invasion, according to Zhang Hanhui, the Chinese ambassador to Russia, and “their ultimate purpose is to exhaust and crush Russia.” Washington was forewarned by Mr. Hanhui that adopting a similar strategy in Taiwan would lead to “an even bigger shattering failure” than it allegedly experienced in Ukraine. The Putin supporter ambassador accused the US of purposely extending NATO to “threaten” Russia and placed the blame for the...
