China faces “real costs” if it helps Russia in the conflict in Ukraine. This was announced on February 26 by National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan in an interview with the TV channel CNN .
At the same time, he noted that Beijing makes all foreign policy decisions independently.
“Beijing must make independent decisions about providing military assistance, but if it goes this way, it will come to real costs for China,” Sullivan said.
Earlier, on February 24, American leader Joe Biden said that the United States had not found evidence that China was sending weapons to Russia for a special operation. Any support will have economic consequences for China, the politician added.
On the same day, EU Foreign Service spokeswoman Nabila Massrali said that the European Union had no evidence that Beijing was supplying Moscow with lethal weapons.
On February 22, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called NATO’s statements about China’s arms supplies to Russia speculation.
Earlier, on February 21, Wang Yi, head of the office of the foreign affairs commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visited the Russian capital to, in particular, present the Chinese plan for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. He held talks with Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
After the meeting, Wang Yi pointed to the strength of Sino-Russian relations, describing them as solid as a rock.
