'By calling on all countries to oppose the use of and threats to use nuclear weapons, President Xi is endorsing key parts of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,' says nuclearban's BeaFihn as Chinese and German leaders rebuke Russia's ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said during an official state visit to Beijing by German Chancellor Olaf that both leaders"jointly oppose the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons."Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's previous threats to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine as"irresponsible and dangerous," while calling on the international community to work together to prevent nuclear war.
Xi also asked Germany and all of Europe to"play an important part in calling for peace and facilitating negotiations" to end the 254-day Russian invasion of Ukraine.Putin his"best friend"—did not say Russia should withdraw from Ukraine.
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