CNN —China’s support for Russia is “enabling” its war in Ukraine, leaders of the world’s most advanced economies warned Friday in a hardening of tone against Beijing, while threatening further sanctions against actors that materially support Moscow’s war machine.
“China’s ongoing support for Russia’s defense 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 the communique Friday.
The US and European Union have already slapped sanctions on Chinese companies, and this week, the US imposed fresh sanctions on China-based firms supplying semiconductors to Russia.
“So it is, in fact, helping Russia.”Leaders of the G7 nations gathered in southern Italy this week, with boosting support for Ukraine top of the agenda.
“We express serious concern about the increasing use of dangerous maneuvers and water cannons against Philippine vessels.”
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