Russia’s Foreign Minister Visits India, China in First Visit Since Invasion of Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during his first visit to China since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, at their meeting in Huangshan in China's Anhui Province, on March 30, 2022. STR/CCTV/AFP via Getty Images

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended meetings with the leaders of India and China this week—two countries that have so far refrained from condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—as Moscow continues to be slapped with Western sanctions.

Lavrov was first in China where he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday before flying out to New Delhi on Thursday where he is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.