China said on Thursday that it “was following closelythe situation in Ukraine after Russia’s military intervention, refraining from condemning Moscow and calling for an escalation to be avoided.
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“We urge all parties to exercise restraint to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.“, told the press a spokesperson for Chinese diplomacy, Hua Chunying, without condemning Russia.
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