US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday, warned Beijing it would surely face consequences if it helped Moscow avoid sweeping sanctions over the war in China. Ukraine.
Sullivan told CNN that the United States believes that China was aware that Russia was planning some action in Ukraine prior to the invasion, although Beijing may not have understood the full extent of what was planned.
Now, he said, Washington is watching closely to see the extent to which Beijing provides economic or material support to Russia, and there will be consequences if that happens.
“We are communicating directly, in particular to Beijing, that there will absolutely be consequences,” Sullivan said. “We will not allow this to go ahead and there will be a lifeline for Russia from these economic sanctions from any country, anywhere in the world.”
A senior administration official said the war in Ukraine would be a “significant topic” during Sullivan’s meeting with Yang, which is part of a broader effort by Washington and Beijing to maintain open channels of communication and manage competition between the two. largest economies in the world.
“This meeting is taking place in the context of Russia’s unwarranted and brutal war against Ukraine, and as China has aligned itself with Russia to advance its own vision of the world order, so I hope… impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on security regionally and globally,” said the source.
No specific outcome is expected from the meeting, the source added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Photos – Satellite images reveal destruction in the suburbs of Kiev, Ukraine
Source: CNN Brasil
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