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<p>Addressing the threat from Russia to European security is the most pressing security
and foreign policy priority in the short to medium term. China poses an epoch-defining
and systemic challenge. We are therefore concerned by the deepening strategic partnership
between China and Russia and the implications for an open and stable international
order. Putin's war in Ukraine is a breach of international law, a violation of the
UN Charter, and was condemned by an overwhelming majority of 141 member nations in
the UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on 23 February 2023 - a resolution we were
disappointed China chose to abstain on. As a P5 member, we expect China to stand up
for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and uphold its commitment to
the principles of UN Charter - principles that underpin Zelenskyy's peace plan.</p>
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