Positions of Russia and China on Ukraine increasingly divergent – Institute for the Study of War

The results of the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi indicate that Beijing is increasingly at odds with Moscow on how to stop the war in Ukraine.

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On August 9, experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) write about this in the next code.

The telephone conversation between the two ministers took place on Monday, immediately after the summit on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia, where Russia was not invited, and the arrival of the Chinese representative, on the contrary, was welcomed and called a breakthrough. In the reports of the Foreign Ministry of Russia and China, the conversation between Lavrov and Wang Yi was presented in different ways, ISW notes.

The Russian ministry said the ministers “discussed the bilateral and international agenda, as well as a number of regional topics, including the Ukrainian crisis.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the parties “exchanged views” on the war.

Wang Yi stressed that China will maintain an independent and impartial position on the Ukrainian issue, continue to express an objective and rational thought, actively promote peace negotiations and seek a political solution at any international event, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Such disagreements in the description of the outcome of the negotiations may indicate that the Kremlin is dissatisfied with China’s efforts to promote the peace plan in international forums.

This is in line with ISW’s preliminary assessments, according to which China is not interested in “unlimited partnership” with Russia, as Moscow wants, experts write.

Source: Racurs

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