Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday urged China to denounce Russian threats against Ukraine, as crisis between U.S.-led allies and Moscow raises specter of a broader conflict. Scott Morrison noted that Beijing and Moscow announced they were pursuing closer relations since more than 100,000 Russian troops were sent to Ukrainian border.
“We would expect all nations, all governments around world, to be denouncing what is taking place with threats of violence against Ukraine,” Morrison told Parliament. “I do note that Chinese government, together with Russian government, have been banding together on this issue and that Chinese government has not denounced what is occurring in Ukraine,” he said.