UKRAINE WAR DIPLOMACY – Ardern urges China to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern urged China on Monday to use its position as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and in line with its commitment to the UN Charter, we continue to urge China to be clear that it does not support the Russian invasion,” Ardern said in a speech at the China Business Summit in Auckland, according to the transcript published on the government website.