The U.S. Has warned the European ally who was ordered by Russia to China for armed drones at the end of February for starting the invasion to Ukraine, according to people who are familiar with this problem The request was worried about Biden administration officials who tried to prevent China – the most powerful Russian diplomatic partners – from coming to Vladimir Putin’s help in the war, according to people, who described the problem with the terms of anonymity.
On Monday, the national security adviser of the White House Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat, members of the Communist Party of Politburo members Jiechi met for six hours in Rome to discuss various problems, including Ukraine. One a.s. Official described the meeting with intense but refused to say whether military assistance requests appeared, while the afterwards called all sides to refrain from conflict Before the Sullivan meeting and who, American officials began to reveal Russian offers for military and economic assistance. Asked about Drone asked the spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington on Monday night referring to a previous statement from Zhao Lijian foreign ministry spokesman. “The U.S. has evil spread disinformation that targets China,” Zhao said. “We have played a constructive role in promoting peace negotiations.”
The Biden government has tried to persuade Beijing to use its influence with Moscow to end the conflict which has now entered the third week. The President’s main advisor has pressured China to enforce sanctions on the Russian economy imposed by the US and allies of Europe and Asia.
A senior administrative official admitted Monday that the administration had deep worries about Russian harmony with China Other regions of concerns raised by Sullivan and other Biden administration officials in the last few days is the risk that Putin uses chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine Sullivan tried to call Nikolai Patrushev, his colleague and Secretary of the Russian Security Council, to directly warn the Kremlin not to do so, according to two people who are familiar with planning. Calls have not been scheduled.
Sullivan and other Biden administration officials said that the fake Russian claims claimed that the United States and Ukraine could use chemical and biological weapons which were indicated that Putin – frustrated with slow progress with its attacks – was preparing such attacks There is an increasing level of rhetoric on the Russian side which tries to accuse Ukraine and the United States has the potential to use chemical and biological weapons,” Sullivan said on Sunday in the “nation’s face.” “It is an indicator that, in fact, Russians get ready to do it, and try and blame elsewhere. And no one has to fall in love with it.”
The last disclosed conversation between Sullivan and Patrushev took place in November, because the report emerged from the buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border, according to the summary of the White House calls them The two men “discussed several problems in bilateral agendas and regional and global concerns,” according to his summary. “Talks are detained in an honest and constructive way.”