Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed Beijing’s “strategically valuable” relations with Moscow as he met his Russian counterpart against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and turbulent ties with the United States.

According to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, the two sides discussed relations with the United States and prospects for a settlement of what Moscow calls the “Ukrainian crisis.” “The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries on the international stage — including within the UN and its Security Council,

Russia and China's foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, China and Russia's foreign ministries said in a statement.