China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that Beijing was "highly concerned" about civilian casualties in Ukraine's conflict. The phone conversation on Tuesday night was the first high-level interaction between Ukraine and China, which has neither criticized nor characterized Russia's activities as an invasion. Mr. Wang did not do so either, despite the fact that his words concerning civilian casualties were the most forceful yet from China in response to Moscow's actions. China and India, which both abstained on UN Security Council resolutions aimed at Russia, have expressed similar concerns in recent days about the rising violence, the safety of their citizens in Ukraine, and diplomacy's failure.

Key Points

• China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that Beijing was "highly concerned" about civilian casualties in Ukraine's conflict.

• Mr. Wang did not do so either, despite the fact that his words concerning civilian casualties were the most forceful yet from China in response to Moscow's actions.

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