Russia and China joined diplomatic forces on July 4 and called on North Korea, South Korea and the United States to sign up to a Chinese de-escalation plan designed to defuse tensions around Pyongyang’s missile program.
Reuters: Russia and China tell North Korea, US and South Korea to embrace de-escalation plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) awards Chinese leader Xi Jinping the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 4, 2017.