The Guardian’s editor for world affairs, Julian Borger, talks through the state of the game between the US, China and Russia,
the United States will try Persuading China not to supply arms to Russia at a high-level meeting in Rome that the White House considers vitally important not only for the war Ukraine but also for the future of the global balance of power.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in the Italian capital. report that Russia ask for arms from china To strengthen his faltering invasion of Ukraine.
Sullivan would point out that the US had informed Beijing of Vladimir Putin’s intentions months before the invasion, but the Chinese leadership ignored those warnings, mistakenly believing that Putin bluffed to take advantage. were giving, according to sources familiar with the plans for the meeting of Rome. Sullivan would also argue that if China Supplying weapons to Moscow would be another historic mistake and a turning point in global politics.
The White House is eager to stop the Ukraine war and further strengthen the world’s division into two opposing factions. in an interview with CNNSullivan said:
We are also looking at the extent to which China Actually provides any kind of aid – material aid or economic aid – to Russia.
This is our concern. And we have informed Beijing that we will not stand by any country and will not allow Russia to compensate for its losses from economic sanctions.
Sullivan said the US has made it clear to Beijing that “massive” efforts to help Russia lift sanctions will have “absolute consequences”.
Russia has also asked China for economic help as it faces severe Western sanctions, but Sullivan told CNN that the US was “directly, privately communicating with Beijing about whether China would allow Russia to avoid sanctions”. If it helps, it will have immediate consequences”.
financial Times, new York Times And Washington Post US officials reported Sunday about a Russian request for weapons, amid claims that the Russian military was running low on certain types of weapons.
US Embassy spokesman in Washington, Liu Pengyu, told CNN he had “never heard of” requests for Russian weapons.
“In the present situation Ukraine Really worrying,” he said in a statement. “The higher priority now is to prevent the stressful situation from escalating or getting out of control.”