During a two-hour video call today, President Biden told Xi Jinping, China’s leader, that there would be “consequences” if China provided aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine.
U.S. intelligence agencies have said that Russia has already requested military and economic aid from Beijing.
Biden “described the implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia as it conducts brutal attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilians,” a White House statement said. A U.S. official declined to give details on the warnings delivered by Biden, but the implication was that the U.S. could impose sanctions on China.
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