China is considering supplying weapons to Russia, says US Secretary of State

Will we see Chinese weapons on the Ukrainian front? For US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, there is no doubt. “According to the information we have today, which I believe will soon be released, everything indicates that [les Chinois] are strongly considering providing lethal assistance to Russia”, said the head of American diplomacy, Sunday, February 19. If Beijing were to deliver arms to Moscow, it would surely do so indirectly, via Iran or North Korea, Russia’s supporters.

China has been walking on a tightrope since the start of the conflict

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, China has been walking on a thread. It calls for negotiations, without condemning the Russian offensive. Xi Jinping nevertheless defines himself as an unwavering ally of Vladimir Putin. If the arms deliveries are proven, a few days after the affair of the Chinese balloons in American airspace, tensions between Beijing and Washington could become explosive.