Beijing Ready for ‘Constructive Role’ to End Ukraine Conflict: China FM

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Grigory SYSOYEV / POOL / AFP)

China is ready to play a “constructive role” in ending the conflict in Ukraine but will back Russia to defend its “interests”, top diplomat Wang Yi told Russian state media in an interview published on Tuesday.

Moscow and Beijing have deepened political, military and economic cooperation since Russia ordered its full-scale military offensive in Ukraine in February 2022.

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