On May 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accepted an exclusive interview with the Russian-language newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, which mainly focused on Russia-U.S. and Russia-Ukraine relations. In his discussion on Russia-China relations, Lavrov made it clear that Russia would not form an alliance with China, and also hinted that he had no intention of joining the "U.S.-China Cold War". This is not the first time that Lavrov has made such a statement, and there have been repeated changes of Russia's attitude in recent time. This could very well signify that certain changes in Russia-China relations are bound to take place.