White House warns of ‘consequences’ if China provides aid to Russia: ‘The world is watching closely’

The White Home stated there might be “penalties” if China gives support to Russia amid its multi-front conflict on Ukraine, warning that “the world is watching carefully.” 

U.S. intelligence officers stated Russia requested China for navy and financial support following its invasion of Ukraine. In an try to guard intelligence sources, U.S. officers have been reluctant to element what kind of support is being sought.

RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES 

“There are a number of sanctions we clearly have in place and we watch, after all, if there is a violation of these and we additionally watch if there may be assist supplied for the navy invasion of one other nation,” White Home press secretary Jen Psaki stated Tuesday.

“We’re going to be watching carefully, and clarify that it’s not simply us,” Psaki continued. “The selections that China makes are going to be watched by the world.”

Psaki stated that, at this level, “any potential impacts or penalties” might be mentioned “via non-public diplomatic channels.”

“The world is watching carefully,” Psaki stated. “There might be penalties ought to they violate our sanctions.” 

Psaki’s feedback come after White Home nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan met with the director of Chinese language Overseas Affairs Fee Yang Jiechi Monday in Rome, Italy, for an “intense seven-hour session.”

BIDEN ADMIN HAS ‘DEEP CONCERNS’ ABOUT CHINA’S ‘ALIGNMENT’ WITH RUSSIA AMID WAR AGAINST UKRAINE, OFFICIAL SAYS

“Mr. Sullivan raised a variety of points in U.S.-China relations, with substantial dialogue of Russia’s conflict towards Ukraine,” the White Home stated after the assembly, which officers stated had been scheduled previous to intelligence suggesting Russia’s request for China’s support.

“We do have deep issues about China’s alignment with Russia presently, and the nationwide safety adviser was direct about these issues and the potential implications and penalties of sure actions,” the official stated, with out commenting on to the experiences that Russia had requested support from China after invading Ukraine.

Nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan speaks with reporters on the White Home on March 12, 2021.
(AP Picture/Alex Brandon)

The official, although, maintained that the Biden administration is “speaking instantly and privately to China about our issues in regards to the sorts of assist that different international locations could be offering to Russia.”

Sullivan, forward of the assembly, warned that there “will completely be penalties for large-scale sanctions evasion efforts or assist to Russia to backfill them.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin
(Yuri Kochetkov/Pool)

“We won’t permit that to go ahead and permit there to be a lifeline to Russia from these financial sanctions from any nation, wherever on this planet,” Sullivan stated.

RUSSIA ASKED CHINA FOR MILITARY, ECONOMIC AID IN UKRAINE CONFLICT FOLLOWING INVASION

Chinese language leaders have declined to rebuke Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine and have come out towards Western financial sanctions. China has abstained in a number of United Nations votes from censuring Russia.

And the State Division on Monday stated it’s “watching very carefully the extent the PRC gives any type of assist to Russia,” noting that any type of assist “can be of nice concern to us.”

In the meantime, some have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might embolden China on the subject of its aspirations to take Taiwan.

WHITE HOUSE WARNS RUSSIA COULD USE CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS IN UKRAINE

Psaki, referring to Sullivan’s assembly along with his Chinese language counterpart Monday, stated the U.S. has “reiterated our one China coverage primarily based on the Taiwan Relations Act” and “underscored issues about Beijing’s coercive and provocative actions.”

Psaki stated that matter was “one thing that he took the time to reiterate in the course of the dialog.”

Fox Information’ Jacqui Heinrich and Edward Lawrence contributed to this report.