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Russia, China discuss Ukraine war and ties with the United States
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Posted on July 13, 2025
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2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Russia and China discussed US relations and the Ukraine war, focusing on international coordination and diplomatic strategies.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -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.
President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Sunday. Lavrov is due to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) foreign ministers in China.
"The parties also discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis," Russia's foreign ministry said.
"The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries in the international arena, including in the United Nations and its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, the G20 and APEC, was emphasized," the ministry said.
The close contact between the two countries was to "promote the development and revitalisation of each other, and jointly respond to the challenges brought about by a turbulent and changing world," China's Foreign Ministry said.
Both sides also exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula and the Iranian nuclear issue, China's Foreign Ministry said.
China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has sometimes described China as an "ally".
The U.S. casts China as its biggest competitor and Russia as its biggest nation-state threat.
(Reporting by Reuters and Farah Master in Hong Kong; editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Stephen Coates)
The parties discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis.
The discussions included strengthening coordination in the United Nations, its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, G20, and APEC.
China and Russia declared a 'no limits' partnership in February 2022, emphasizing mutual support and cooperation.
Both sides exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula and the Iranian nuclear issue, highlighting their broader regional concerns.
The U.S. casts China as its biggest competitor and Russia as its largest nation-state threat.
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