The Russian embassy in Canberra refused to comment on the leaders’ joint communiqué, which said they “deplored the aggression by the Russian Federation”, “denounced the prolonged war and stressed it is causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy”. While the communiqué did not name China, it emphasised the need to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity, allowing countries to act “free from coercion”, and reiterated opposition to “unilateral changes to the status quo”. China’s embassy in Canberra said in response: “We hope relevant countries will act in ways conducive to mutual trust between regional countries in...