▁China ▁" res pect s ▁Ukraine ' s ▁independence , ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁territorial ▁integrity " ▁and ▁expressed ▁hope ▁for ▁a ▁peace ful ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁conflict . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Russian ▁business ▁and ▁financial ▁institutions ▁observed ▁" ambigu ous ▁position ▁regarding ▁Russian ▁banks ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁US ▁and ▁EU ▁san ctions " ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁financial ▁institutions , ▁meaning ▁in ▁practice ▁reduced ▁willing ness ▁of ▁Chinese ▁banks ▁to ▁fin ance ▁trade ▁and ▁execute ▁inter bank ▁transactions ▁with ▁their ▁counter parts ▁in ▁Russia . ▁▁ ▁Czech ▁Republic : ▁Czech ▁president ▁Mil o š ▁Z eman ▁said ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Don b ass ▁could ▁" develop ▁into ▁a ▁Russian ▁invasion , ▁but ▁at ▁this ▁stage , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁between ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁inhabitants ". ▁His ▁words ▁were ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁statements ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Boh us lav ▁Sob ot ka ▁and ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁Martin ▁St rop nick ý , ▁who ▁both ▁said ▁there ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Russian ▁troops ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sob ot ka ▁also ▁said : ▁" I ▁suppose ▁that ▁Europe ▁should ▁not ▁harm ▁itself ▁by ▁these ▁san ctions . ▁I ▁consider ▁the ▁es cal ation ▁of ▁san ctions ▁a ▁very ▁ris ky ▁business ." ▁▁ ▁Est onia : ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Est onia ' s ▁president ▁To omas ▁Hend rik ▁Il ves ▁said : ▁" Just ification ▁of ▁a ▁military ▁invasion