In his conversations with Yang Jiechi, senior adviser to Chinese foreign policy, Sullivan may have been looking for exactly the extent Beijing would do to Moscow.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said China would “absolutely” face consequences if it helped Russia avoid sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Reuters news agency reported. Sullivan will meet with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome today.
Sullivan previously said that Russia had asked China to use military equipment in its invasion of Ukraine. We will not let it go ahead,” he said. China in turn accused the US of spreading “disinformation” on Monday.
We will not let it go ahead,” he said. China in turn accused the US of spreading “disinformation” on Monday.
In his conversations with Yang Jiechi, senior adviser to Chinese foreign policy, Sullivan may have been looking for exactly the extent Beijing would do to Moscow.
“I’m not going to sit here publicly and make threats,” he told CNN in a round of Sunday news show interviews. “But I will tell you that we are communicating directly and privately with Beijing that its There will be consequences” if China helps Russia “recoup” the losses from sanctions.
Without giving details, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday that “the situation in Ukraine will certainly be a hot topic” at the meeting, which was set before Russia invaded its neighbour.
The White House said the talks would focus on the direct impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on regional and global security.
(input from AP)
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