White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tells @MarthaRaddatz that U.S. officials have not yet seen China “take the step of providing weapons" to Russia.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 26, 2023
"We are watching closely. We know they haven't taken it off the table.” https://t.co/ijQfZ2Culp pic.twitter.com/nvPAUwA5Pv
“It will come at real cost.”
— CNN (@CNN) February 26, 2023
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan warns China about providing weapons to Russia. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/Xvmg5Dd2wm
Reuters: Any China lethal aid to Russia would come at real costs, U.S. says
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - China has not moved toward providing lethal aid that would help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and the United States has made clear behind closed doors that such a move would have serious consequences, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
"Beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance, but if it goes down that road, it will come at real costs to China," Sullivan said in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union" program.
China has not moved forward in providing that aid, but neither has Beijing taken that option off the table, Sullivan said in a separate interview on ABC's "This Week" program.
U.S. officials have warned their Chinese counterparts behind closed doors about what those costs might be, Sullivan said, but he would not elaborate on those private discussions.
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Update #1: China hasn't yet provided weapons to Russia in Ukraine, which would be 'real mistake': Jake Sullivan -- ABC News
Update #2: Jake Sullivan warns that China giving Russia lethal aid would be a 'bad mistake' -- Washington Examiner
WNU Editor: No details have been released on what those U.S. measures would be if China supplies Russia with weapons and ammunition, but I would assume it would involve sanctions, trade and financial restrictions, and providing even more military support to countries like Taiwan.