WH: ‘Don’t Think It’s Helpful’ to Speculate Whether China Will Channel Weapons to Russia Through Belarus

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 27, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby brushed off a question on March 2 whether China may channel weapons to Russia through Kremlin-aligned Belarus in support of Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Belarus and China expanded their defense partnership during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s audience with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on March 1.