Chinese Diplomat Says China Is ‘Ready’ to Supply Aircraft Parts to Russia

An Airbus A321-211 aircraft of Russian airline Aeroflot with registration VP-BOE is seen in the long term parking for planes of Geneva Airport on March 25, 2022. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

A Chinese diplomat reportedly said that China is prepared to supply Russia with aircraft parts through “certain channels” that can bypass U.S. and European sanctions.

“We are ready to supply components to Russia; we are organizing such cooperation,” Chinese Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui told Russian news agency TASS.