China is coming under increasing fire from the US and EU over its Russia dealings

• Chinese banks are halting yuan transactions with Russia, an Izvestia report said, cited by Reuters.
• It's a consequence of Western pressure on China, a Kremlin spokesperson said.
• The US has increasingly touted secondary sanctions on foreign banks that work with Russia.

A number of Chinese banks are reported to have restricted payment transactions with Russia, prompting one Kremlin official to call out the West.