The Sky News reports, if confirmed, will be the first official evidence to that China they deliver Russia complete weapons systems to be subsequently used in war with Ukraine.
This, in turn, as the medium indicates, could raise justified serious concern for Kiev and its allies. It would certainly also increase what is already considerable tensions between Beijing and the West.
War in Ukraine. Sky News: China supplies Russia with drones
The official cited by Sky News claims that in 2023, one of the Chinese companies sent a number of specially constructed military drones for testing, after which they were sent to Ukraine.
– They exist now irrefutable evidence to that Chinese companies supply to Russia lethal weapons for use in Ukraine, he said, specifying that these were military drones.
According to the informant, the Chinese government, although it cannot officially admit it, will have it great difficulty in keeping its growing support for Russia a secret. Sky News has not seen the evidence the source cited.
China and Russia. NATO highly 'concerned'
Spokeswoman NATO Farah Dakhlallah commented on the information provided, calling it “highly disturbing” and admitted that the alliance members had consultations on this matter.
In turn, asked about the reports The Chinese embassy in London said it knew nothing about it and noted that China strictly controls the export of its dronesespecially military ones, and their use in accordance with the regulations.
“China's position and practice are consistent, unlike double standards of some countries regarding the sale of weapons and their behavior aimed at adding fuel to the fire in the Ukrainian crisis – it was stated.
As added in the short position paper, Beijing actively advocates for peace and promotes peace talks aimed at ending the conflict.
Great Britain and other Western countries have previously accused China of providing Russia with the so-called dual-use items that can be used for military purposes. This includes: chips, radars and sensors needed to produce weapons.
War in Ukraine. A secret Chinese program in the service of Russia?
On Wednesday, Reuters was the first to report about secret Chinese programaimed at designing and producing long-range attack drones dedicated to use on the Ukrainian front.
The White House, in response to these revelations, expressed concern emphasizing that United States they haven't seen anything so far to suggest that Beijing knew about the alleged transactions or that the government there would be involved in providing aid to Moscow.
Source: Sky News, Reuters
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