Overview
- China’s foreign ministry said Wang Yi will be in Moscow Monday to Tuesday for a China–Russia strategic security consultation.
- Wang is traveling at the invitation of Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu to exchange views on international and regional issues and to strengthen coordination.
- The visit coincides with a renewed U.S. push to end the Ukraine war, with President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff expected in Moscow for talks on new proposals.
- President Vladimir Putin said he would halt his offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory claimed by Russia, otherwise his forces would continue their advance.
- Beijing denies supplying Russia with material for use in the war and presents itself as an impartial broker, a stance Ukrainian officials dispute.