US, China and Russia Respond to North Korea"s Sunday Nuclear Test

...Moscow and Beijing strongly urge denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Both nations denounced the DPRK’s Sunday nuclear test. In China for the BRICS summit through Tuesday, Putin and Xi Jinping agreed on dealing with the situation on the peninsula responsibly. Russia’s Foreign Ministry urged restraint to prevent further escalation of tensions – unlikely given how Washington consistently stokes them.