In an April 5 call between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Joly asserted that Canada was watching China's actions regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, while China urged Canada to not let "external disturbances" derail their bilateral relationship, South China Morning Post reported April 6. On April 5, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell complained that China was unwilling to discuss Ukraine during the April 1 EU-China summit, while China urged Europe to conduct relations without "external interference."