Russia would struggle to continue fighting in Ukraine without China’s backing, Blinken says

That’s according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukrinform reports, referring to Sky News.

Speaking in Beijing flowing talks with China's t diplomat, Wang Yi, Blinken said he had "reiterated" serious concerns about China providing components that are "powering Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine".

"China is the t supplier of machine tos, microelectronics and nitrocellulose, which is critical to making munitions and rocket prellants and other dual-use items that Moscow is using to ramp its defense industrial base," he said.

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That industrial base is "churning out rockets, drones, tanks and other weapons that President Putin is using to invade a sovereign country", he added.

"Russia would struggle to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China's support,” Blinken stressed.

"Beijing cannot achieve better relations with Eure while supporting the greatest threat to Eurean security since the end of the Cd War. As we've td China for some time, ensuring transatlantic security is a core US interest. In our discussions today, I made it clear that if China does not address this problem, we will,” the t diplomat said.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Sttenberg said China must st supporting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine if it seeks to improve its relations with the West.