Amid intense diplomacy with the Kremlin, the United States is warning the communist regime in China about the global security and economic risks posed by Russian aggression. The move comes after a senior U.S. official suggested that the Beijing Winter Olympics, which open next week, may affect the timing of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. During a phone call with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken “conveyed that de-escalation and diplomacy are the responsible way forward,” according to a statement issued by the U.S. State Department on Jan. 26. Blinken underscored the global security and the economic risks posed by further Russian aggression against Ukraine, the department said. Russia, which has been building up its forces on Ukraine’s borders for months, has demanded that NATO pull back troops and weapons from eastern Europe and bar Ukraine from joining the alliance. While the United States and …
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