NATO just accused China of enabling Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time

Thu, 07/11/2024 - 07:10

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in 2023. NATO has accused China of being "a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine."
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NATO accused China of enabling Russia's war in Ukraine and urged it to cease support.
It said China had supplied Russia with weapon components, bypassing Western sanctions.
China said NATO had a "Cold War mentality" and "belligerent rhetoric."

NATO on Wednesday accused China of being "a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine" and demanded that it stop aiding Moscow's military or face the consequences.