Beijing will safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, according to the country’s foreign minister While stating that China will stand up for its legitimate economic interests in the face of Western sanctions, the country’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has refuted the notion that Beijing is taking Russia’s side in the Ukrainian conflict.

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President Miguel Diaz-Canel has praised Moscow’s perseverance amid “the conflict with NATO” Russia and Cuba are continuing to deepen bilateral ties, the press service of the Russian Security Council reported on Tuesday, after Secretary Nikolay Patrushev arrived in Havana.