Chinese foreign minister visits Russia after talks with US security adviser

China has refrained from taking sides in the war, saying that while a country’s territory must be respected, the West needs to consider Russia’s security concerns about Nato expansion

Wang Yi is visiting Russia (Tatan Syuflana/AP)

China’s top foreign policy official is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with US president Joe Biden’s national security adviser over the weekend in Malta.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who also holds the ruling Communist Party’s top foreign policy post, will be in Russia from Monday to Thursday for a round of China-Russia strategic security consultations, the Foreign Ministry said.