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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

US, China Lock Horns over Ukraine at UN

The United States and China sparred at the UN over the handling of the Ukraine crisis. Angela Weiss AFP/File

The US envoy to the United Nations called on Beijing Thursday to encourage Russia "to do the right thing" in the Ukraine crisis -- drawing a sharp response from her Chinese counterpart who accused Washington of fanning tensions.

"We would hope that the Chinese would play a role in encouraging the Russians to do the right thing," US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield in an interview on CNN.

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