U.S. officials are starting to weigh in on China’s possibly growing role in the war, with national security advisor Jake Sullivan saying that the west has been issuing “strong warnings” to Beijing.
“We’ve actually had intense and very positive consultations with our NATO allies, with other members of the coalition supporting Ukraine.” Sullivan said. “Senior officials from Europe are directly talking to senior officials in China expressing their own strong warnings about China moving forward in this regard.”Sullivan declined to provide specific details on how the U.S.
would respond should Beijing follow through on reports it is considering providing military aid to Russia,“Beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance,” said Sullivan. “But if it goes down that road, it will come at real cost to China.”CIA Director William Burns told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in an interview that aired Sunday that the U.S. is “confident” that China is considering providing lethal equipment to Russia.
“We don’t have evidence that there’s actually been a transfer,” said Burns, emphasizing that current U.S. policy is to deter Beijing from doing anything of the sort.to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but Biden said in an interview with ABC’s David Muir that he is ruling out the jets “for now.” Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas., chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed disappointment on ABC’s “This Week.”“This whole thing is taking too long,” McCaul said of the war, arguing the jets would bring a faster conclusion to the war. “It really didn’t have to happen this way.”
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, also criticized the White House, saying it has “slow-rolled critical military weapons systems” on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
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