According to an alleged leaked Pakistani diplomatic cable obtained by The Intercept covering a March 7, 2022 meeting between Lu and Majeed, Lu stated that relations between the U.S. and Pakistan were already cooling because of Khan's "aggressively neutral" stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a recent visit of his to Moscow; Lu allegedly related that if there was no change in the Pakistani government's stance on Ukraine, it would likely become "isolated" from the U.S. and Western Europe, but that if Khan was removed in an upcoming no-confidence vote, the rift would be likely to heal quickly.