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Germany stresses China's "special responsibility" over Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives for a statement following a meeting of German government's crisis unit, at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2022. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed China's "special responsibility" with regard to Ukraine in a telephone call with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.

China had abstained on Friday from vetoing a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a move Western countries viewed as a win for showing Russia's international isolation.

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