Putin is "drawing" Asia into the Ukraine war, says Germany's foreign minister

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing's support for Moscow would affect ties and instead urged China to help end the war in Ukraine.

Speaking in Beijing, she said that the more than 1000-day war is affecting the whole world, foreign media write, Telegraph reports.

According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Baerbock called for an international peace process for Ukraine and said "that's why I'm here in China today," adding that every permanent member of the UN Security Council had a " responsibility for peace and security in the world".

"The Russian president is not only destroying our European peace order through his war against Ukraine, but is now dragging Asia into it through North Korea," she was quoted as saying at a press conference.

"Therefore, I and my Chinese counterpart have discussed in depth that this cannot even be in China's interest."

She met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a "strategic dialogue" as Berlin seeks to build better ties with China while engaging in key differences.

China presents itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine war and says it is not sending lethal aid to either side, unlike the US and other Western countries.

But it remains a close political and economic ally of Russia, and NATO members have said Beijing is a "decisive supporter" of the war, which it has never condemned.

"Drones from Chinese factories and North Korean troops attacking peace in the middle of Europe are violating our core European security interests," Baerbock said. /Telegraph/