Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian

In response to a question regarding Russian media reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine fired 91 drones at a state residence of the Russian President Putin from Sunday night into Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that dialogue and negotiation are the only viable path out of the Ukraine crisis. Lin called on all relevant parties to abide by the three principles of "no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of fighting, and no fanning by any party of the flames," promote the de-escalation of the situation, and accumulate conditions for the political settlement of the crisis.  

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that the Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack using 91 long-range strike drones on the state residence of the President of the Russian Federation on the night of December 28-29, with all incoming drones shot down by air defense systems. 

Lavrov also noted that Moscow had no intention of withdrawing from the negotiation process with the United States.

Global Times