On August 9, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a message of condolences to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev over the heavy casualties and property losses caused by the forest fires raging across Russia. In his message, Hu, on behalf of the Chinese government and the people, conveyed to Medvedev his profound condolences for the victims and sincere sympathies to the families of those killed in the blazes.

Hu said at this critical moment, the Chinese people are feeling the same as the Russian people. China is willing to offer emergency disaster aid to Russia and support the Russians in fighting the wildfires. He said he believes that the Russian government and the people, under the leadership of Medvedev, will overcome this natural disaster of exceptional magnitude and rebuild their homes at an early date.

On the same day, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sent a condolence message to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over the deadly wildfires.