China considers the EU and US interference in the internal affairs of Russia unacceptable. This statement was made by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Wenbin, quoted by RIA Novosti.
He also called unacceptable sanctions against Moscow because of Alexei Navalny ( founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent ).
“We have repeatedly stated China's position. Navalny's case is an exclusively internal affair of Russia, external forces have no right to interfere, ”the diplomat said.
On March 2, the EU imposed sanctions on “high-ranking officials” of Russia over the situation around Alexei Navalny. In particular, the chairman of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Kalashnikov, head of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov, and Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov were included in the sanctions list. They are banned from entering the EU countries, and they will not be able to keep funds in banks in EU countries.
At the same time, the United States published a list of Russians who fell under the sanctions. Among them are FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov, Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Kalashnikov, Deputy Defense Ministers Pavel Popov and Alexei Krivoruchko, Head of the Kremlin's Internal Policy Department Andrei Yarin and others. In addition to them, the 27th Scientific Center of the Ministry of Defense, the 33rd Central Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense and the Scientific Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology (GosNIIOKhT) fell under the sanctions.
Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that a symmetrical response to new sanctions would soon follow.
