PRC Foreign Ministry: "George Kennan... suggested to the US government in 1990s that expanding NATO up to Russia’s borders would be the most fateful error of American policy."
By Tyler Durden: At Wednesday's United Nations General Assembly vote which condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there was one hugely notable abstention: China.
"We are facing a tragedy for Ukraine, but also a major regional crisis with potentially disastrous implications for us all," had previously introduced at the start of the debate.
What was dubbed a 'special emergency session' was a very rare one - considering it was only the 11th in the UN's history. Such sessions are typically called when on pressing issues of war and peace at times the Security Council can't reach unanimous consensus - and obviously Russia has veto power when it comes to UNSC resolutions.
"The crisis could have been ended and the war easily avoided if President Biden had simply promised not to accept Ukraine’s becoming a member of NATO. But they chose not to do so." -Tulsi Gabbard