Attempts by the West to maintain its hegemony are the main cause of the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed. He added that members of the BRICS group of nations reject the idea of exceptionalism.
The international community will not allow the US-led G7 dominate world affairs, nor will it fall in line with the pro-Western rules pushed by the group, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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