United States of America said Russia had asked for help China to strengthen the invasion in Ukraine since February 14th.
quote CNNUS military officials revealed that Russia requested military support including drone assistance from China.
US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, said China’s aid to Russia was very worrying.
“We are watching closely to see if China provides material and economic support to Russia. This is a concern for us,” Sullivan told journalists. CNNDana Bash.
“We are in constant communication with Beijing, we will not stand by and allow any country to ease Russia from economic sanctions,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan stressed that the US would impose economic sanctions on an even larger scale on Russia.
“We will not allow that (Russian invasion) to continue and allow a loophole for Russia to escape economic sanctions from any country in the world,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan is scheduled to meet with senior Chinese Foreign Ministry officials in Rome this Monday (14/3).
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Pengyu told CNN that he had not heard of a request for assistance from Russia.
“China is very worried and concerned about the situation in Ukraine. We hope that tensions will be reduced and peace will soon be restored. The situation in Ukraine is indeed confusing. Maximum efforts must continue to be made to support Russia and Ukraine in continuing negotiations even though the situation is difficult to produce results. peace,” said Pengyu.
“We support and encourage efforts that are conducive to a peaceful resolution of the crisis. The priority now is to prevent tensions from even spiraling out of control. There is a consensus on this among the international community,” he said.
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