Biden's national security adviser will meet with a top Chinese diplomat on Monday, with the country's relationship with Russia being front and center.
such actions would"absolutely" have consequences for Beijing and explained that the U.S. is closely monitoring any and all support China is currently providing Russia.
"We are communicating directly, privately to Beijing, that there will absolutely be consequences for large-scale sanctions evasion efforts or support to Russia to backfill them," he said."We will not allow that to go forward and allow there to be a lifeline to Russia from these economic sanctions from any country, anywhere in the world."
China will not go unpunished if it helps Russia evade economic sanctions enacted in response to its invasion of Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday on CNN.Sullivan will meet with Yang Jiechi, a top Chinese diplomat, in Rome on Monday. The invasion will reportedly be a major topic of discussion during the meeting, according to Reuters, due to China's effort to seemingly align itself with Russia.
China remains a major trading ally for Russia, constituting its biggest exporter, and has notably refrained from calling its action in Ukraine an"invasion." It has, however, said that it respects the sovereignty of Ukraine, with Chinese PresidentJinping has shared concern over the effect of international sanctions on energy and supply chains.
The White House is reportedly concerned that Russia has reached out to China for military equipment and other support, according to a report from the, raising the possibility that the latter could work to undermine efforts to help the Ukrainians. These requests have reportedly been made since the start of the invasion in late February.
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