The PRC wanted any military support for Moscow to remain classified.
In China, they were unhappy with the Kremlin due to the fact that the discussion of arms transfers was intercepted and published in the United States.
This is reported by The Economist, citing an EU representative familiar with the matter.
According to the publication, the PRC wanted any military support to remain classified.
For their part, EU representatives Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Josep Borrell warn that the supply of lethal weapons will become a “red line”.
According to Borrell, Chinese representative Wang Yi told him that Beijing would not supply weapons to the Russian Federation. Wang Yi also stated that China does not supply weapons to warring countries, although this is a common practice for Beijing.
In late February, the German publication Der Spiegel reported that Russian forces were in talks with the Chinese company Xi'an Bingo Intelligent Aviation Technology to purchase 100 attack drones.
The possibility that China could send lethal aid to Russia in the war against Ukraine was also confirmed by CIA Director Bill Burns.
According to adviser to the Office of the President Mikhail Podolyak, China's proposals on the Russian war in Ukraine do not carry the idea of a “peace plan”, they rather propose freezing the conflict.
