(4 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing, China - 4 July 2022 1. Russian (left) and US (right) ambassadors to China shaking hands and walking up to the podium 2. Audience 3. Wide of a plenary discussion of World Peace Forum 4. US ambassador Nicholas Burns sitting with Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov (on the left) and speaking ++UPSOUND (English): "The greatest threat to the world order is the Russian war in Ukraine."++ 5. Close of Denisov taking notes 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to China: "The fact that Russia crossed the border with an armed force, unprovoked and has started this war with so much human suffering, so many innocent civilians dead in Ukraine, this is a direct violation of the Unite Nations Charter, a direct violation of what Russia, or the Russian Federation signed up to when it became a member state, a continuation of a state in 1991 after the demise of the Soviet Union." 7. Wide of Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov speaking 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrey Denisov, Russian Ambassador to China: "I can say a lot about of who's provoked a lot by five ways of NATO expansion,  by all that was happening since 2014, uh, remind me of the desperate efforts made by my country to promote Minsk agreement and the complete failure due to the position of our opponents." 9. Wide of British ambassador speaking 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Caroline Wilson, British Ambassador to China: "You may hear sometimes, I think we've just heard from the Russian Ambassador, five ways of NATO expansion. I wonder why NATO had to expand. Who was it to invade Georgia? Who was it who invaded Ukraine? Who was it who stationed troops in Moldova without their asking or permission?" 11. Wide of French ambassador speaking 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Laurent Bili, French Ambassador to China: "The deliberate choice by Russia to attack Ukraine contravenes all the commitments made by the Russian authorities and constitutes an unacceptable and indisputable violation of the Charter of the United Nation and all the founding principle of the European and International Order." 13. Close of audience 14. Mid of Ambassador Burns speaking to Ambassador Denisov UPSOUND (English) Nicolas Burns, US ambassador to China: "The fact is you are blockading Ukrainian ports. You are intentionally bombing Ukrainian grain and agricultural centers, and that's depriving the rest of the world from the grain that's needed for this food crisis." 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrey Denisov, Russian Ambassador to China: "Please let me remind you that there are a lot of ways to take the grain from Ukraine, if somebody wants to do it. The shortest, cheapest and easiest is through Belarus to Baltic ports. But, false narratives prevail." 16. Wide of speakers at the forum podium STORYLINE: At a very rare occasion, diplomats of the US and its main allies sat with their Russian counterparts in Beijing and debated on the Russia invasion of Ukraine face to face. Ambassadors of the US, the UK, France and Russia to China Monday attended the World Peace Forum sponsored by China's Tsinghua University to discuss the role of the United Nations and the world order. Exchange of direct and sharp criticism came right after brief handshakes and greetings upon arrival of the envoys. Speaking with one voice, the western envoys criticized the invasion of Russia to Ukraine and the blockading the Black Sea ports to stopping the exports of the Ukraine grain which has led to the acceleration of global food crisis. "I wonder why NATO had to expand," British ambassador Caroline Wilson responded. Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/990a3ee585664ebe84512ab11d655251