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China urged all parties involved in the Russia-Ukraine war to cool down the conflict in response to Kyiv’s stunning Operation Spiderweb against Russian airfields, which destroyed a number of Moscow’s strategic nuclear bombers deep inside Russia.
The operation has been dubbed “Russia’s Pearl Harbor” because of its shock value and significance. Ukraine said it hit 41 aircraft in total, causing an estimated $7 billion of damage.
Asked by Newsweek about the recent Ukrainian operation, Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, said China’s position is “consistent and clear”.
“It calls on all parties to abide by the ‘three principles’ for cooling down the situation, namely, no spillover of the battlefield, no escalation of the conflict and no fanning the flames,” the spokesperson said.
“China will continue to maintain communication with the international community and play a constructive role in promoting the political settlement of the crisis.”
Russia and China have deepened their strategic partnership over the course of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
This is a developing article. Updates to follow.
Source in the Ukrainian Security Service via AP