US warns China: Don’t support Russia
US President Barack Obama has warned his Chinese counterpart that Russia will not provide financial support for the war in Ukraine.
Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video conference for about two hours on Friday, March 18.
The White House says Mr Biden made it clear in talks with his Chinese counterpart that there would be “consequences” if China provided possible material support to Russia.
A U.S. government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters after the two presidents spoke, declined to comment further on the implications. Joe Biden wrote on Twitter:
The world is united in our support for Ukraine and our determination to make Putin pay a very heavy price.
America is leading this effort together with allies and partners—providing enormous levels of security and humanitarian assistance.pic.twitter.com/nQQTnPsVVG
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 17, 2022
In his talks with President Xi Jinping, he gave a detailed assessment of the situation and how the situation has reached this point, and stressed the need for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
President Joe Biden, meanwhile, has warned China not to provide material support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We are concerned that they (China) are considering providing military equipment directly to Russia to be used in Ukraine,” Mr Blanken told a news conference.
Mr Blanken did not provide evidence for the allegations, but both Moscow and Beijing have denied the allegations.
Meanwhile, Beijing, which has released a summary of its presidential talks with Mr Biden, said Mr Xi had assured Mr Biden that his country did not want a war in Ukraine.
A statement from Beijing said, “President Xi has stated that China does not want the situation in Ukraine to be like this. All sides must work together to help Russia and Ukraine negotiate.”
