NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that if Russia supplies weapons for use in Ukraine, China will suffer the consequences. He said that later meetings The foreign ministers of the alliance member states are in Brussels.
According to Stoltenberg, NATO has no evidence that China is providing lethal aid to the Russian Federation. However, the Secretary General stressed that such assistance would be a historic mistake and would have important consequences.
The head of the North Atlantic Alliance did not say what consequences he had in mind, but noted that Beijing was aware that such consequences could occur.
formerly known as Stoltenberg declaration At the press conference held in Brussels on the eve of the NATO ministerial meeting, it was said that “what happened in Ukraine” could be repeated in East Asia on the ground of rapprochement between China and Russia.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch.