The US warns of a "real cost" for China if it delivers arms to Russia

MADRID, 27 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The United States National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, has warned on Monday that delivering arms to Russia will have a "real cost" for China in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"From our perspective, in fact, this war represents real complications for Beijing, which will have to make its own decisions about how to proceed, if any, to deliver military assistance or not," said Sullivan, who indicated that "Chinese leaders They are considering what to do."

Thus, he has stated that the United States "is not simply issuing threats." "We are putting on the table the possible consequences that certain measures would entail, and we are doing it behind closed doors," she pointed out, according to information from the CNN television network.

His comments come at a vitally important moment in the framework of the armed conflict as a result of various information from US intelligence, which suggests that Beijing is considering delivering drones and ammunition to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine.

Since the invasion began, Russia has repeatedly requested ammunition and drones from China, according to intelligence sources. "War is unpredictable", she has pointed out before clarifying that "a year ago everyone expected the fall of kyiv in a matter of days". "One year later, Joe Bieden has walked alongside Volodimir Zelenski in kyiv as the city stands tall," she noted.

That is why, he said, "the future cannot be prevented." In addition, he has indicated that the Biden Administration has ruled out, at least for now, delivering F-16 fighters to Ukraine. "This phase of the war requires tanks, combat vehicles, armored vehicles, artillery and air defense systems so that the Ukrainian forces can retake the territory that Russia currently occupies," he explained.