China On Right Side Of History Over Ukraine: Wang Yi

China stands on the right side of history over the Ukraine crisis as time will tell, and its position is in line with the wishes of most countries, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

"China will never accept any external coercion or pressure, and opposes any unfounded accusations and suspicious against China," Wang told reporters on Saturday evening, according to a statement published by his ministry on Sunday.

Wang said the most important message President Xi Jinping sent to his US counterpart Joe Biden during their video call on Friday was that China has always been a force for maintaining world peace.

"We have always stood for maintaining peace and opposing war," Wang said, reiterating that China will make independent judgements.

"China's position is objective and fair, and is in line with the wishes of most countries. Time will prove that China's claims are on the right side of history."

Also on Saturday, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia over Ukraine were increasingly "outrageous". The US and its European and Asian allies have imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia for the attack on Ukraine. (Reuters)