President Putin praised military cooperation between Russia and China during a meeting with China’s defense minister, highlighting joint maneuvers and intelligence sharing in Europe and the Far East. The US warned China against providing lethal aid to Moscow, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggesting that Beijing approved of providing non-lethal “dual use” support for the war. Beijing later denied selling arms to any party involved in a conflict. Meanwhile, G7 foreign ministers agreed to maintain sanctions against Russia, support Ukraine, and collaborate to strengthen compliance with restrictions, according to a statement received by TASS.