"If the United States cares about the Ukrainian people, it should stop the supply of weapons," said Mao Ning, the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, during the briefing. "The USA is the main initiator and driving force of the Ukrainian crisis; it constantly supplies heavy and offensive weapons to Ukraine, prolonging the conflict and making it more intense," the diplomat noted. He called on Washington to "stop getting rich from war" and "responsibly contribute to de-escalation," creating conditions for peace negotiations between "interested parties." The Russian "Ria Novosti" agency reported this.