Biden takes veiled swipe at China in condemning Russia backers on Ukraine

By Steve Holland, Martin Quin Pollard and Ryan Woo WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said any country that backed Russia's onslaught in Ukraine would be "stained by association," after China rejected calling Moscow's move an invasion and instead urged all sides to exercise restraint. Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides after Moscow mounted an assault on Ukraine by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two. Biden, speaking to reporters at the White House where he unveiled tough new sanctions on Russia co...