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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin and agencies

China and Germany condemn Russian threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

German chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on Friday during the first visit by a G7 leader since the start of the Covid pandemic.
Olaf Scholz and Xi Jinping. Scholz said Russia was in danger of ‘crossing a line’. Photograph: Reuters

Xi Jinping and Olaf Scholz have condemned Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, with both leaders expressing their desire for the conflict to end.

The Chinese president stressed the need for greater cooperation between China and Germany in what he referred to as “times of change and turmoil”, and said both leaders “jointly oppose the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons,” although he stopped short of criticising Russia or calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops.

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