Russia stands ready to help offset energy shortfalls for China and other countries amid the crisis triggered by the war in Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday. Lavrov, the latest senior foreign official to visit Beijing in recent days, arrived Tuesday for talks on the war in Ukraine and a range of issues central to China-Russia ties. "Russia can certainly fill the resource gap that has arisen in China and other countries interested in working with us on an equal and