European Commission (EC) Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said in Beijing on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine is a “global disaster” and that it is difficult to “understand China’s position” that the Russian invasion is not convict. .
“I have made it very clear in all my meetings that responding to Russian aggression against Ukraine is not only a priority for the European Union, but a decisive factor for virtually all our priorities today,” Dombrovskis said at a news conference. completing a four-day trip to China.
The leaders of China and Russia, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin respectively, declared an “unrestricted” friendship between the two countries on the eve of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Beijing blocked attempts to condemn Moscow in the United Nations Security Council and repeated Russian justifications for the attack.
In recent months, China has tried to position itself as a mediator in the conflict, releasing a peace plan in February that was criticized by Europe for putting “aggressor and attacked” on the same level.
The European representative stated that Russia’s “unjustified, illegal and barbaric” aggression had created a “humanitarian crisis” in Europe, with “more than four million refugees”.
“We are determined to support Ukraine to victory, whatever happens,” Dombrovskis said.
He argued for the need to “support the grain initiative in the Black Sea” as the war “has a profound impact on global security and impacts on the food security of developing countries.”
“The war also has negative consequences for the global economy, which affects China as an export-oriented economy,” the European Commission vice-president said.
The head of European trade emphasized that China’s position in the conflict “affects not only the country’s image among European consumers, but also among companies.”
“More than a third of EU companies [com negócios na China] indicated that the position [de Pequim] during the war made the country a less attractive investment destination,” the official said.
Source: DN
