Blinken Says China Is the Primary Contributor to Russia’s Defense Industry

The Chinese regime’s support is sustaining Russia’s war on Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference on the last day of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on the small island of Capri on April 19, 2024. Tiziana FABI / AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the Chinese communist regime’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 critical materials and components for weaponry.

“When it comes to Russia’s defense, the primary contributor at this moment to that is China,” he said at a press conference following a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Capri, Italy. “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.”