Head of the European Commission: China de facto contributes to Russia's military economy

EU-China relations should be based on a "sober assessment of the new reality," in particular, the issue of Beijing's support for Russia. This was stated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the July 8 debate in Strasbourg.

At the summit to be held in late July, EU leaders intend to raise the issue of "unwavering support" Of Russia by China.

"We know that China's unwavering support for Russia creates increased instability and uncertainty in Europe. We can say that China is de facto contributing to Russia's military economy, and we cannot accept this," said the head of the European Commission .

She recalled that she has always said that the determining factor for future EU-China relations will be how the country interacts with Russia's war against Ukraine.

And if China truly "defends the international rules-based order," as it has repeatedly stated, it should "unequivocally condemn" Russian aggression, von der Leyen said .

"And if China claims to defend multilateralism, then it must respect the rules and principles of international trade enshrined in the World Trade Organization," she concluded .

• Despite the fact that China does not publicly recognize Russia's military assistance in the war against Ukraine, Details of Chinese companies were found in Russian drones. Ukraine is considering sanctions against them.
• And NATO Secretary General did not rule out that Xi Jinping will ask Putin to attack NATO, if China wants to attack Taiwan. The US and the Alliance are interested in deterring these two countries.