US calls China's 'tacit support' for Russia on Ukraine 'deeply alarming'
15 Feb 2022 10:35 AM IST
Western powers fear an imminent Russian invasion of the ex-Soviet state
US service members walk on the tarmac as they deploy to Europe, February 14, 2021, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. - US service members based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are preparing deploy to Europe as the crisis between Russia and Ukraine escalates. (Allison Joyce / AFP)
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday called China's "tacit support" for Moscow in the Ukrainian standoff "deeply alarming," as Western powers fear an imminent Russian invasion of the ex-Soviet state.
"Their tacit support, if you will, for Russia is deeply alarming and frankly even more destabilizing to the security situation in Europe," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
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