torsdag 11. juli 2024

NATO calls China ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Chinas is a «decisive enabler» of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine through its support for the country’s defense industry, says a statement issued by the 32 NATO members at a summit in Washington on Wednesday. The Chinese and Russian militaries meanwhile held joint military exercises in western Belarus – a staunch ally of Moscow – close to the border with NATO member Poland, but Beijing publicly denied that the exercises were aimed at this week’s NATO summit in Washington.

Speaking on the first full day of the 75th anniversary summit of NATO at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia was on a “wartime footing” and looking to its authoritarian allies to provide resources for its war in Ukraine.