Josep Borrell warns China: If it gave arms or ammunition to Russia, it would cross the EU’s “red line”

The head of European diplomacy Joseph Borel warned yesterday Monday (20/2) the China against the supply of arms or ammunition to Russiadeclaring that in this case she would cross her “red line”. The European Unionat the council of foreign ministers in which the further sending of military support to Ukrainea few 24 hours before the one-year anniversary of the Russian army invaded Ukrainian territoryon February 24, 2022.

Last Sunday (2/19), US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during an interview accused China of “considering” supplying “lethal aid” to Russia and that Washington is worried about the possibility that Beijing will actually go ahead in arms deliveries.

If that happened, Beijing would cross the “red line” the EU has set in its relationship with China, Mr Borrell told the foreign affairs council in Brussels yesterday, adding that he had discussed Mr Blinken and with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi.

He stressed that he expressed his “strong concern” to Mr. Wang and specifically asked Beijing not to give arms to Russia. “He told me they weren’t going to do it,” he added, but “we will remain vigilant.”.

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected yesterday the scenario of arms supply from Beijing to Moscow, stressing “we do not accept the US criticizing relations between China and Russia, much less exerting pressure and coercion”, and accusing Washington of “spreading false information”.

In Brussels, European ministers stressed that efforts to resupply the Ukrainian army must be intensified.

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu has warned that Ukraine is “running out of shells”, adding that Tallinn is in favor of sending 1 million 155mm shells, worth 4 billion euros, to be bought jointly by member states.

Russia uses as many shells in Ukraine every day as are produced in the EU every month, Mr Reinsalo added, which he called “absolutely unacceptable”.

Source: News Beast

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