WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has pushed back on China's latest peace offer between Russia and Ukraine, saying Beijing cannot call for an end to the war at the same time as dual-use components serving Moscow's war effort.
Blinken spoke to reporters after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York on Friday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Earlier in the day, China and Brazil gathered 17 developing countries to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Their proposals include preventing escalation, preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction, and preventing attacks on nuclear power plants.