cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39639612

The statement was delivered on Thursday by John Kelley, Acting U.S. Alternate Representative to the United Nations, according to Ukrinform’s correspondent in New York.

“China, as its representatives has pointed out, does not directly provide weapons to Russia. Nevertheless, China has become the decisive enabler of Russia’s war effort by being the most important supplier of Russia’s war industrial machine,” Kelley said.

He noted that specifically, China has provided Russia with significant quantities of machine tools, microelectronics, optics, UAV and cruise missile technology, and nitrocellulose, which Russia uses to make propellant for weapons.

“If China were serious about helping to end the war, it would stop providing these critical components to Russia,” Kelley said.

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  • iii@mander.xyz
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    9 days ago

    EU is key enabler too, by promising material support to Ukraine and not delivering. By purchasing fuels from RU, and thereby financing both parties in a war.

  • starlinguk@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    They will be aiding the invasion of the rest of Europe too. They’ll completely destroy us and share the spoils with the US.