Initiators of Ukrainian crisis should bear responsibilities: FM spokesperson

STORY: Initiators of Ukrainian crisis should bear responsibilities: FM spokesperson DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The report is pure false information. Such practice of diverting attention and blame-shifting is despicable. The ins and outs of the Ukrainian issue are very clear. The crux of the issue is known to all. Recently, international media mentioned many times that George Kennan, the former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, suggested to the U.S. government in the 1990s that expanding NATO up to Russia's borders will be the most fatal mistake in the U.S. policy. Regrettably, the U.S. government turned a deaf ear to this. Thomas Friedman, a famous U.S. expert on international relations, wrote in a recent article that the U.S. deserves much