Ukraine invasion: Australian PM calls on China to denounce Putin, sanction Russia instead offering Moscow an ‘economic lifeline’

By Mia Castagnone

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday called for China to apply economic sanctions on Russia and denounce Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as other nations in the Indo-Pacific region have done.Speaking in Sydney at an event organised by the Lowy Institute think tank, Morrison said the invasion presented China’s government with a choice: if Beijing is committed to global peace, there must be more action than just words.“China’s growing power and influence is a geostrategic fact …

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