Regarding the Ukraine crisis, Xi said China decides its position and policy based on the merits of the matter concerned, upholds objectivity and fairness, and actively promotes peace talks.

Hopefully, relevant parties will remain rational and exercise restraint, carry out comprehensive dialogue, and address joint security concerns through political means, Xi remarked.

Yeah… I wouldn’t get your hopes up about that, Xi. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the rest of the military industrial complex are foaming at the mouth to sell more weapons.

Medvedev said there are reasons for the Ukraine crisis, and it is very complicated. Russia is willing to solve the problems through peace talks, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Well that’s a good sign. Granted, the Minsk agreements already made that clear, but still.

The meeting has once again stressed the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, which clarifies the misunderstandings of some in the West who suspected an alliance between the two sides, and have in turn used such rhetoric to create confrontation, Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

What misunderstandings? What clarifications? Is there a document I could read?

Greater voices in the international community are calling for peace talks to settle the Ukraine crisis, and they are hoping China would play a greater role in contributing to the cause, experts said.

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China’s stance on the Ukraine crisis has always been clear and its position is more flexible, as China is not directly involved in the conflict as the West is. What’s more, whether in terms of credibility or capability, the West cannot play the role that China could, Cui noted.

Seeing as China is effectively Russia’s lifeline at this point, I’d agree with that assessment. Wouldn’t be surprised if China manages to wrestle some concessions out of the U.S. too in the process.