Russia, China show off ties amid maneuvering over Ukraine


              Military servicemen carry the coffin of 20 year-old soldier Vladyslav Belechynskyi, during a funeral at a cemetery in Lviv, western Ukraine,on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Belechynskyi died near Bakhmut, on Feb.16. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
            
              Mother Tetiana and brother Vlad mourn during the funeral of 20 year-old soldier Vladyslav Belechynskyi, at Lviv cemetery, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Belechynskyi died near Bakhmut, on Feb.16. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
            
              From left, mother Tetiana, brother Vlad and sister Olga, mourn above the coffin of 20 year-old soldier Vladyslav Belechynskyi, inside the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Church in Lviv, western Ukraine, during a funeral, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Belechynskyi died near Bakhmut, on Feb. 16. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
            
              Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova smiles as she arrives to attend the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              An electronic billboard on a hotel building shows Russian President Vladimir Putin giving his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
            
              Military servicemen carry the coffin of 20 year-old soldier Vladyslav Belechynskyi, during a funeral at a cemetery in Lviv, western Ukraine,on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Belechynskyi died near Bakhmut, on Feb.16. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
            
              Mother Tetiana and brother Vlad mourn during the funeral of 20 year-old soldier Vladyslav Belechynskyi, at Lviv cemetery, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Belechynskyi died near Bakhmut, on Feb.16. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
            
              From left, mother Tetiana, brother Vlad and sister Olga, mourn above the coffin of 20 year-old soldier Vladyslav Belechynskyi, inside the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Church in Lviv, western Ukraine, during a funeral, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Belechynskyi died near Bakhmut, on Feb. 16. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
            
              Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova smiles as she arrives to attend the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              An electronic billboard on a hotel building shows Russian President Vladimir Putin giving his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
            
              Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi enter a hall for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi enter a hall for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief Wang Yi enter a hall for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russia, China show off ties amid maneuvering over Ukraine