The United States has warned China against assisting Russia in the war in Ukraine, saying it is ready to "take further steps if necessary." This was reported by the Voice of America, according to UNN.
We believe that China is supporting Russia's military efforts by helping it to increase its defense production,
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He explained that China supplies Russia with a significant number of machine tools, microelectronics, optics, drones, technologies for the production of cruise missiles, as well as nitrocellulose, which Russia uses to produce weapons fuel.
According to Patel, the United States believes that these materials "fill critical gaps in the Russian defense production cycle" and help revive the Russian military-industrial complex.
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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is holding talks with G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri this week.
Later, Blinken will visit China, where he is expected to express Washington's concern about Beijing's support for the Russian military-industrial complex.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters on Tuesday that in recent months, the United States has observed exports from China to Russia of materials used to strengthen Russia's military-industrial complex and produce weapons used on the battlefields in Ukraine.
The Secretary of State is indeed planning to visit China in the coming weeks... and is expected to raise this issue there,
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Chinese banks and exporters of "significant consequences" if they help strengthen Russia's military capabilities or help Moscow evade sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.