美國中東問題特使威特科夫：美國、俄羅斯和烏克蘭將繼續舉行技術層面的三方會談。

China's Premier Li met Russian President Putin in St. Petersburg on the afternoon of Oct. 21. Li said China is willing to better leverage bilateral economic complementarities and to maintain the current positive momentum in cooperation, with a focus on deepening practical ties in energy and resources, trade and investment, and transport to secure more tangible results and boost mutual prosperity. He also urged closer communication and coordination with Russia on major international issues and stepped-up cooperation within multilateral platforms including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS to rally greater Global South support in defence of shared interests and fairness.

高盛：由於中東地區的戰爭，過去一年中，石油的全球運輸成本上升了約七倍。