BRUSSELS — Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday (Feb 23) the alliance had seen signs China was considering supplying arms to Russia and warned Beijing against taking any such step. The announcement came days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China of consequences if it provided material support to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 'We haven't seen any...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi during a meeting in Moscow, Russia on Feb 22, 2023.BRUSSELS — Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the alliance had seen signs China was considering supplying arms to Russia and warned Beijing against taking any such step.
"We haven't seen any supplies of lethal aid from China to Russia, but we have seen signs that they are considering and may be planning for that," Stoltenberg told Reuters in an interview. Russia and China signed a "no limits" partnership last February shortly before Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and their economic links have boomed as Moscow's connections with the West have shrivelled.
Stoltenberg said China was a member of the UN Security Council and that Russia's war against Ukraine violated the UN Charter.
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