The Pentagon: «If China arms Moscow, there is a risk of a global conflict». Beijing: "The US is hindering peace"

The United States still has no evidence that China has supplied Russia with arms, but if it did, and the United States is monitoring very closely, this "would prolong the conflict in Ukraine and certainly expand the war potentially not only in the region but globally." global ". Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said this during a hearing in the US Congress.

For its part, Beijing defends its position on the war in Ukraine, after the meeting in Moscow between Chinese presidents Xi Jinping and Russian Vladimir Putin, accusing the United States of "obstructing" efforts for peace talks.

China and Russia, according to the joint note released by Beijing and Moscow, have come out in favor of peace talks as a method of resolving the crisis.
"China has played a constructive role," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said . ».

(Unioneonline/lf)