NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned India, China, and Brazil of potential secondary sanctions if they continue trade with Russia. Rutte urged these nations to pressure Putin for peace talks.

Russia and Ukraine held two rounds of direct talks on May 16 and June 2 in Istanbul, Turkiye. Putin previously said that both sides agreed to hold a third round of talks after the completion of the exchange of prisoners of war and the transfer of bodies of fallen soldiers as negotiated in previous talks.

According to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, the two sides discussed relations with the United States and prospects for a settlement of what Moscow calls the “Ukrainian crisis.” “The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries on the international stage — including within the UN and its Security Council,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there are “areas of potential cooperation” between Washington and Beijing.

Beijing and Moscow should work to "unite countries of the global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction", Xi said, according to Xinhua.

Speaking to Current Time, Russian political scientist Natalia Shevshkova noted comments from Wang after his recent European tour were a sign that Beijing has “grown bolder” in its rhetoric to where "it’s no longer Eastern diplomacy, but rather outright, almost rude behavior."

China and Russia reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a high-level diplomatic meeting in Beijing on Sunday, discussing global challenges and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday (Jul 15) that their countries should "strengthen mutual support", state media said, as foreign ministers gathered in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks.