U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi waves with other members of the delegation as they board a plane before leaving Taipei Songshan Airport, in Taipei, Taiwan August 3, 2022, in this screengrab taken from video. REUTERS TV/Pool via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comAug 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the level of tension provoked by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan "should not be underestimated".Responding to a question about whether the world was closer to war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that he was not in favour of using that word but reiterated that the visit was a "provocation".He added that no additional contacts between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were planned in light of the visit.Pelosi's arrival on Tuesday in Taiwan prompted a furious response from Beijing at a time when international tensions were already elevated by the conflict in Ukraine. read more Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comReporting by Reuters; Editing by Frank Jack DanielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Kremlin: Tension over Pelosi's Taiwan visit 'should not be underestimated'.