Russia received drone and cruise missile technology from China – US representative to the UN

China has transferred drone and cruise missile technology to Russia as part of the support it provides to the aggressor country's war machine, acting US representative to the United Nations John Kelley has said during a meeting of the UN Security Council.

He reminded that North Korea sent ammunition, missiles, military equipment and about 12,000 soldiers to Russia, Iran – ballistics, drones and other technologies. At the same time, the official emphasized china's decisive role in supporting the Russian Federation.

"China, as its representatives has pointed out, does not directly provide weapons to Russia. Nevertheless, China has become the decisive enabler of Russia’s war effort by being the most important supplier of Russia’s war industrial machine. Specifically, China has provided Russia with significant quantities of machine tools, microelectronics, optics, UAV and cruise missile technology, and nitrocellulose, which Russia uses to make propellant for weapons," Kelley said.

The diplomat emphasized that if China were serious about helping to end the war, it would stop supplying these important components to Russia.

The official did not specify which drone and cruise missile technologies were involved.

In the same speech, the US representative said that an agreement between Russia and Ukraine should be reached by August 8, and Washington is ready for additional measures to ensure peace.

• In May, Ukrainian intelligence reported that more than foreign components were found in a new Russian cruise missile, the Banderol, including from China.
• We are talking about microchips, probably a Chinese copy of the Australian telemetry module, a jet engine from China, and an inertial navigation system, possibly from that country as well.
• Ukrainian intelligence has noted that the Chinese Swiwin engine for model aircraft is sold through online platforms. Its estimated cost on AliExpress is $16,000. It is not yet known whether Kelley was talking about the Banderol or was referring to other weapons.