US, NATO must bear responsibility for crisis in Ukraine

The US and military alliances such as NATO should bear responsibility for the crisis in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a news conference on Thursday in the wake of statements by the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about the consequences for China in case of arms supplies to Russia, Report informs, citing TASS.

Mao stressed that China was in favor of facilitating peace talks from the outset.

"History will eventually pronounce its verdict who really took a fair and correct position," Mao Ning said.