(PLO) – US national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed so far China has not sent lethal weapons to Russia during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, but warned that if this happens Beijing will Pay the price.
On February 26, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that up to this point China (China) has not sent lethal weapons to Russia during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, but he warned if this does. happens Beijing will have to pay the price, according to the radio CNN.
“Beijing will have to make its own decision on how to proceed, whether it will provide military support or not,” he said. If it goes down that path, China will pay a heavy price.”
According to Sullivan, in the diplomatic dialogues between the US and China, Washington has made it clear regarding the consequences of military support for Moscow. He did not give details of those conversations.
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US national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Photo: REUTERS |
Earlier, Mr. Sullivan told the radio station > that China is not aiming to provide arms aid to Russia, but also does not rule out that possibility.
Mr. Sullivan’s comments come amid US intelligence reports that China is considering supplying arms and ammunition to Russia.
On February 24, US President Joe Biden said he did not believe China would do such a thing, but if this happened the US would respond. “We will impose severe sanctions on anyone who supplies arms to Russia. We will definitely respond,” he said.
Beijing denies all information regarding the supply of weapons to Russia. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on February 19 that it is the US that is constantly sending weapons to the battlefield.
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