Wang Yi: China's efforts in Ukraine are aimed at paving the way for negotiations. Earlier it was reported that the Chinese government's special representative for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, will assess whether Beijing can become a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.

Bloomberg stated that China treats diplomats from Ukraine and the ambassador in Beijing coldly. At the end of February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Sun Weidong discussed the conflict in Ukraine and situation on the Korean Peninsula.