G7 leaders have issued their starkest warning yet to China over its support for Russia, attacking Beijing for “enabling” Russia’s war in Ukraine, and threatened more sanctions if Beijing keeps transferring material used by Moscow’s defence industry.
The joint statement at the end of their summit in Italy included a far tougher stance towards China than in the past, exposing the escalating frustration in the US and Europe with Beijing’s critical support to Russia during the war in Ukraine.
“China’s ongoing support for Russia’s defence industrial base is enabling Russia to maintain its illegal war in Ukraine and has significant and broad-based security implications,” the G7 leaders said in a joint statement.