Blinken Says China Is the Primary Contributor to Russia’s Defense Industry Sustaining Its War on Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China’s support for Russia’s defense industry on April 19, saying Beijing is the primary contributor to Moscow’s war on Ukraine, providing Russia with inputs and critical components for weaponry. “When it comes to Russia’s defense, the primary contributor at this moment to that, is China. We see China sharing machine tools, semi-conductors, other dual-use items that have helped Russia rebuild its defense industrial base that sanctions and export controls had done so much to degrade,” he said at a press conference following a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Capri, Italy....