Germany says US talks on Russia-Ukraine war are 'deadlocked,' but China has different take

Tensions are running high as the U.S. works to broker a deal to end the years-long Ukraine-Russia war. While a German official expressed doubt about the efficacy of the Washington-led talks, a Chinese official gave a more optimistic outlook on the ceasefire efforts.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, warned the U.S. not to "engage with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s stalling tactics." She also urged Europe to back Ukraine, describing the talks between the U.S. and Russia as being in a "deadlock," the Associated Press reported.

However, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi disagreed with Baerbock’s assessment of the U.S.-Russia talks, and insisted that progre...