China responds to US criticism of Russia

(RT) ⸻ The US is fueling the Ukraine crisis with weapons, while targeting Beijing over its ties with Moscow. The US has sent billions of dollars of military aid to Kiev, while Beijing has maintained a balanced position, promoting peace talks and a political solution. The sale of US weapons to Taiwan, a self-administered Chinese island, is undermining the relationship between the two nations, and the US has pledged to support Kiev for "as long as it takes" to defeat Russia. Beijing has criticized Russia for sending troops into Ukraine, but blamed the US and NATO's expansion in Europe for triggering the crisis. It has blasted Washington's use of unilateral sanctions as a foreign policy tool.