China, Ukraine Diplomats Discuss Russia Invasion in Beijing Talks

Liu Bin, China’s assistant foreign minister, held China-Ukraine political consultations at the vice-ministerial level with Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya in Beijing on December 18, 2025. Image via Xinhua.

A senior Ukrainian diplomat held talks with a Chinese official in Beijing on Thursday, both sides said, including on resolving the nearly four-year conflict in Ukraine triggered by Russia’s invasion.

The visit represented a rare meeting between officials from Kyiv and Beijing, which has been accused of aiding Moscow to prolong its war against Ukraine.

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