US asks not to rush into assessing China’s plans to supply weapons to Russia

Washington, March 3, 2023, 04:38 — REGNUM The US presidential administration hopes that China will not send weapons to Russia, such a decision will not be made. China urged the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House National Security Council not to get ahead of itself in assessing the existence of such plans. John Kirby at a press briefing.

His statement was a response to the question of whether it is possible for the PRC to transfer weapons to the Russian Federation through Belarus. Kirby stated that the decision was not made by China.

“We do not believe that they have removed this issue from the agenda, but we do not believe that they have made a decision on this matter. I don’t think it’s wise to get ahead of things‘ Kirby said.

He stressed that the PRC authorities are aware of the White House’s concerns about the possibility of arms supplies to Russia, and “should considerthat such actions are not in their interest. A representative of the administration of the American president asked not to get ahead of ourselves when discussing this topic.

As reported IA REGNUMthe White House believes that the alleged supply of weapons and ammunition by China to the Russian army will significantly prolong the conflict in Ukraine, a US Department of Defense spokesman said earlier Patrick Ryder.