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July 21 () –
Emmanuel Bonne, foreign policy adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, believes that “there are indications” that China is providing Russia with military assistance, albeit for dual-use technology and non-lethal equipment.
“Yes, there are indications that they are doing things that we would prefer that they not do,” Bonne told as he passed through the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, United States. “Well… Military equipment… As far as we know, it has delivered great military capabilities to Russia,” she said.
However, other officials consulted by the same chain have specified that said assistance would be both technological and non-lethal equipment, such as helmets and bulletproof vests.
“What we need most is China’s abstention. We need them to understand that Ukraine is a conflict of global magnitude and that we cannot offer Ukraine a defeat (…) what is at stake in Ukraine is much more than the sovereignty of Ukraine. It’s very much about the stability of the world,” he stressed.
Since the start of the war, China has defended its neutrality and has even proposed itself as an intermediary in the conflict. However, Ukraine’s partners have urged Beijing to show greater determination and condemn the invasion.
Earlier this year, the United States and its allies accused China of supporting Russia by failing to cut economic ties. Some statements described as “defamatory” by Beijing that defended its sovereignty to carry out its own trade agreements and not follow the “unilateral” sanctions of the West.
