Chinese and Russian foreign ministers meet on sidelines of Bali summit, while many world leaders condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine.
„:“Beijing has welcomed Moscow’s resumption of grain exports and opposition to the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, giving Russia support amid condemnation from the West. In a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China noted that Russia had reiterated its position that a nuclear war was “impossible and inadmissible”. “It is a rational and responsible position from Russia,” Wang said in the meeting on the G20 sidelines in Bali, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. “We are glad that Russia has signalled dialogue and agreed to resume the implementation of the agreement on grain exports across the Black Sea.” G20: Russia’s Lavrov slams West’s ‘obsession’ with Ukraine war China’s support comes as Moscow is under immense pressure, with its ongoing war in Ukraine widely condemned by other leaders of the world’s largest economies at the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is not attending. China has so far refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began weeks after Beijing and Moscow declared a “no limits” friendship, leading to concerns that the Chinese government is siding with Russia.
