NATO leaders urged China to uphold international order in the context of the Ukraine crisis.

“Our message to China is that they should join the rest of the world and clearly condemn the brutal war against Ukraine,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during a press conference following the leaders’ meeting.

In a joint statement, NATO leaders said they were “concerned by recent public comments by PRC officials and call on China to cease amplifying the Kremlin’s false narratives, in particular on the war and on NATO.”