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In an interview with Russia’s TASS state news agency, published on January 3, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said China entirely agrees with how Russia is defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity:"Russian-Chinese cooperation is experiencing the best period in its history, bilateral relations ... are built on a solid foundation ... of mutual support in matters affecting each other's fundamental interests. First of all, we are talking about the protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity." That is misleading. China does not support Russia's territorial claims to the five Ukrainian regions it has partially occupied, including Crimea. Beijing has not provided Russia with weapons in its war with Ukraine and has been forced to partially participate in the Western sanctions against Russia.China and Russian annexations In February 2014, Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, and, after a referendum deemed illegal under Ukrainian law, the Kremlin declared Crimea a Russian territory.On March 15, 2014, the United Nations Security Council considered a resolution to invalidate the results of Russia’s disputed referendum in Crimea, which was planned for the following day, March 16, and reaffirmed Ukraine's sovereignty
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