China was positive about the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, August 15, despite it yielding no immediate deal on a ceasefire in the Ukraine war or a broader peace settlement.

Trump is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders at the White House on Monday, August 18, to press Kyiv to make a deal with Russia, which is demanding that more land be ceded to Moscow.

"China supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful resolution of the crisis," said Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, at a press briefing on Monday morning, state media outlet Global Times reported.

"We are glad to see Russia and the United States maintaining contact, improving relations,

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