US says it has evidence China plans to send weapons to Russia

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Sunday he has evidence that China is considering sending weapons to Russia for a war against Ukraine and warned of the implications this could have on bilateral relations.

“IN China in fact there is no difference between private companies and the state. So far we’ve seen them provide non-lethal support. Russia for use in Ukraine. Our concern now is that they are considering providing lethal support based on the information we have,” he said.

Blinken spoke on CBS’ “Face the Nation” at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), which concluded on Sunday.

By fire support, he clarified, he means weapons and ammunition, but mostly weapons.

“We have been concerned from day one about this possibility,” the US chief of diplomacy said, referring to a conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin a few weeks before the February 24 anniversary of the invasion. .

“Partnership without limits”

“They had a meeting where they talked about a partnership without limits. And we were concerned that among this lack of restrictions was Chinese support. Russia at war”.

At the meeting that Blinken had this Saturday with the Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party China (CCP) Wang Yi, at the Munich conference, the US representative warned his interlocutor specifically against providing supporting materials RussTo.

“We’ve made it very clear to them that (delivering lethal support) will create a major problem for us and for our relationship,” he added to Face the Nation.

That same Saturday, also at a conference in Germany, US Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russia commit to Ukraine a series of “barbaric and inhumane” acts that he says constitute crimes against humanity.

“As always, we will evaluate all legal possibilities in terms of prosecuting the atrocities committed Russia commits to Ukraine”, concluded Blinken, according to which such actions have been taking place “from day one” and continue to be done.

(As reported by EFE)

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