No one desires to see third World War: China on Lavrov’s warning of danger of nuclear battle ‘real’

China on Tuesday performed down Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s warning of a “serious” chance of nuclear battle over the Ukraine conflict, saying nobody desires to see a third World War.

“No one wants to see the outbreak of a 3rd World War,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin informed a media briefing right here reacting to Lavrov’s remarks of the true menace of a third World War breaking out following the Russia-Ukraine battle.

“We hope that relevant parties can keep cool-headed and exercise restraint, prevent escalation of tension, realise peace as soon as possible and avoid inflicting a heavier price on Europe and the world,” Wang stated.

Russian information company Tass quoted Lavrov as saying in a media interview that the inadmissibility of a nuclear conflict is the principled place of Moscow, nevertheless, the hazard of such a battle shouldn’t be underestimated.

“This is our principled position, we are guided by this, and of course I would not want to see these risks artificially inflated now, when the risks are rather significant,” Lavrov stated.

“The danger is serious, it is real, it should not be underestimated,” Lavrov stated.

Outlining the place of China, which is an in depth ally of Russia, Wang stated “under the current circumstances, all parties should, first and foremost, support dialogue and negotiation to prevent the expansion and prolongation of conflicts”.

But on the identical time, he laid the blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the European Union (EU).

“At the same time, we should reflect on why Europe has again got caught up in the geopolitical conflict more than 30 years after the end of the Cold War, on how to build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture, and on how to strengthen the global security governance system,” he stated.