Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on China to condemn Russia's threats to Ukraine, AP reported.

Morrison noted that Beijing and Moscow announced closer relations, while more than 100,000 Russian troops were sent to the border with Ukraine.

“We would expect all nations, all governments around the world, to be denouncing what is taking place with the threats of violence against Ukraine,” Morrison told Parliament.

“I do note that the Chinese government, together with the Russian government, have been banding together on this issue and that the Chinese government has not denounced what is occurring in Ukraine,” he said.