China’s top envoy to Washington pledged his country "will do everything” to de-escalate the war in Ukraine, but refused to condemn Russia’s attack and branded such requests "naive.”
"There’s disinformation about China providing military assistance to Russia,” Ambassador Qin Gang said on CBS’s "Face the Nation” on Sunday. China isn’t sending "weapons and ammunitions to any party,” he said, calling Beijing’s "common interests” with Russia an "asset” that could help peace talks.
"Condemnation doesn’t solve the problem,” he added. "I would be surprised if Russia will back down by condemnation.”