China and Russia ‘close’ in views on US and Ukraine as Wang Yi visits Moscow

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China’s Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia September 18, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 19 (Reuters) – Moscow’s and Beijing’s top diplomats noted “closeness” in their positions on Washington’s “anti-Russian and anti-Chinese” stance and agreed any bid to resolve the Ukraine crisis must include Moscow, Russia’s foreign ministry said early on Tuesday. Wang Yi, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s point man for international dealings, is in Moscow for several days of security and foreign policy talks with Russian…