China has warned Russia and Ukraine over recent attacks (Image: Getty)
has sent a message to , the US, UK and as fears of World War 3 grow.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday that “all parties”
He said: “Under the current circumstances, all parties should remain calm and restrained, work to cool the situation through dialogue and consultations, and create conditions for a political settlement of the crisis [as China refers to ‘s war of aggression against ], in order to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible.”
Meanwhile, Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the US, made similar remarks in an interview with Newsweek.
He said: “Realising an early ceasefire and striving for political settlement serves the interests of all sides.
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The Russian strike on Dnipro caused a lot of damage (Image: Getty)
“It is important not to fuel the tension. China always encourages and supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the crisis and stands ready to continue to play a constructive role in its own way for the political settlement of the crisis.”
China’s intervention comes after the US and UK
Russian President lowered Moscow’s nuclear threshold in response, and he also fired a medium-range ballistic missile in .
He warned on Friday that has new missiles “ready to be used” against .
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Putin warned Russia has new missiles that are ready to be used (Image: Getty)
Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin adviser, told Reuters: “Putin is saying to the West stop – halt – back off.
“The signal Putin is sending to the world is that we consider these strikes as the direct entry of the United States and Britain into a war against .
“But we are not responding with all our might right now because these strikes against will not change the outcome of the war.”