In an interview released on Tuesday, top diplomat Wang Yi told Russian official news agency Ria Novosti that while China is willing to play a “constructive role” in bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine, it supports Russia in protecting its “interests.”
The agency reported that Wang stated, “China is ready, while taking into account the aspirations of the parties involved, to play a constructive role with the international community… in the settlement of the conflict,” prior to a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.
