BEIJING, April 15. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia has thanked China for an unbiased position on current Ukrainian events, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in the Chinese capital on Tuesday.

“We have discussed Ukrainian issues. We confirmed gratitude to China for an unbiased and well-balanced position,” the Russian minister said.

Use of force to settle current crisis in Ukraine is unacceptable, Lavrov added.