[unable to retrieve full-text content]

Beijing has flatly rejected the US-led military bloc’s claim that it is “fueling” the conflict NATO is directly responsible for the Ukraine conflict, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press briefing on Friday, reacting to criticism raised by the US-led military bloc.

The Czech Republic will push for a blanket ban on Russian travelers to the European Union The Czech government will push for an EU-wide ban on Russian travelers during a ministerial summit in late August, the country’s foreign minister, Jan Lipavsky, has said.